III. Gods Omnipotence is to be believed, else we will stagger through unbelief. This was that in which the eminency of Abraham's faith did appear, Rom. 4.21. and of the Centurion's, Matth. 8. and Christ far more blames them that question his Can than his Will, for he doth not so much as reprove the Leper, Matth. 8. but so sharply reproves him, Mar. 9. hat he makes him weep, because he said, If thou canst, & he saith, If thou canst believe, to show that we cannot believe if we do not believe Gods Power. We doubtless are generally faulty this way, though we are ashamed to own it, as you may see by this instance. If we have two children sick, the one whose death would be far more afflictive to us, hath some cold or some other small distemper, the other of some mortal disease, and given up by Physicians; thou prayest for the recovery of both, but for which of those two recovery art thou least confident, is it not of his who is most sick? and why so? but because thou questionest Gods Power or Providence: If thou shalt say my sins are so great God will not hear my prayers and heal my child, for if indeed that were the reason of thy fearing that God will not hear thee, thou wouldst rather fe•r it as to thine other child, since his death would be more afflictive.
III. Gods Omnipotence is to be believed, else we will stagger through unbelief. This was that in which the eminency of Abrahams faith did appear, Rom. 4.21. and of the Centurion's, Matth. 8. and Christ farre more blames them that question his Can than his Will, for he doth not so much as reprove the Leper, Matth. 8. but so sharply reproves him, Mar. 9. hat he makes him weep, because he said, If thou canst, & he saith, If thou canst believe, to show that we cannot believe if we do not believe Gods Power. We doubtless are generally faulty this way, though we are ashamed to own it, as you may see by this instance. If we have two children sick, the one whose death would be farre more afflictive to us, hath some cold or some other small distemper, the other of some mortal disease, and given up by Physitians; thou prayest for the recovery of both, but for which of those two recovery art thou least confident, is it not of his who is most sick? and why so? but because thou questionest Gods Power or Providence: If thou shalt say my sins are so great God will not hear my prayers and heal my child, for if indeed that were the reason of thy fearing that God will not hear thee, thou wouldst rather fe•r it as to thine other child, since his death would be more afflictive.
