The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in several treatisesThe dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in severall treatises

As the dead man was raised to life, and revived, but by touching the dead bones of Elisha, 2 King. 13.21. so the Dead Soul, if ⟨p. 117⟩it do but touch the Dead and crucified body of Christ by Faith, is raised up and revived, Such a virtue and influence comes from Christ, as doth raise up and comfort the Soul.

As the dead man was raised to life, and revived, but by touching the dead bones of Elisha, 2 King. 13.21. so the Dead Soul, if ⟨p. 117⟩it do but touch the Dead and crucified body of Christ by Faith, is raised up and revived, Such a vertue and influence comes from Christ, as doth raise up and comfort the Soul.

Thus Faith doth raise the heart by laying hold of Christ. He, who raised up himself, will raise up all his members. If our head had been still under water, we had then perished: but he being risen, will raise us up also being his members.

Thus Faith doth raise the heart by laying hold of Christ. He, who raised up himself, will raise up all his members. If our head had been still under water, wee had then perished: but he being risen, will raise us up also being his members.

4 Faith enables a man to put up Soul-raising-prayers; indites Soul-raising-prayers, strong Prayers, and cries to God. As Prayer helps Faith: So Faith helps Prayer. It enables a man to wrestle with God, now in the Dark of desertion, as it did Jacob in the Dark of the Night. Yea, and to wrestle with him, by his own strength, the strength of his Covenant, of his promise, of his Christ.