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

3 Weak Faith is joined with mourning and sorrow for the weakness of it. What it wants in Apprehension, it makes up in Humiliation. There is want of Sense, but not of Sighs; like the man in the Gospel. It's said — He spake with tears; Lord, I believe, Help my unbelief. Lord, I cannot lay hold on thee: Oh! That thou wouldest lay hold on me! I cannot apprehend thee: do thou apprehend me: Fold me up in the arms of that mercy, that never unfolds: close me up in the arms of that love, that shall never unclose.

3 Weak Faith is joyned with mourning and sorrow for the weakness of it. What it wants in Apprehension, it makes up in Humiliation. There is want of Sense, but not of Sighs; like the man in the Gospel. It's said — Hee spake with tears; Lord, I beleeve, Help my unbelief. Lord, I cannot lay hold on thee: Oh! That thou wouldest lay hold on mee! I cannot apprehend thee: do thou apprehend mee: Fold mee up in the arms of that mercy, that never unfolds: close mee up in the armes of that love, that shall never unclose.

An humble wanter, is better than a proud enjoyer. An humble craver, than a proud haver.

An humble wanter, is better than a proud injoyer. An humble craver, than a proud haver.

4. Weak Faith is an unfeigned Faith, 1 Tim. 1.5. Not a Counterfeit; and Hypocritical Faith: Such an one as never comes to God for Love: but in a Storm for shelter, Psal. 78.34, 35, 36, 37. —When he slew them, then they sought him, and inquired early after God. They remembered God was their strength, and the most High God their Redeemer. — But they flattered him with their mouth, and d ssembled with him, with their Tongue: for their heart was not upright with him, nor were they steadfast in his Covenant. But such a one as comes to him out of Love, desires nothing more than to enjoy him: to enjoy Him, rather than His.