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The great Things Faith can do. On Hebrews, 11.32.

Sermon I.

The Text Opened. Page 1, 2 DOCT. Saving Faith will do very great things. Page 3 Opened by three Propositions: 1 Saving Faith is a working Grace. ibid. 2 Saving Faith will do great things 3 How saving Faith comes to do great things First Proposition proved. ib. 1 True Faith hath the spirit of the Gospel in it ibid. 2 'Tis a friend to work. ibid. 3 'Tis the first worker in the soul ibid. 4 It is an universal work Page 4 5 It works best alone ibid. 6 It works best sometimes in the dark ibid. 7 It works best at last ibid. II. What are those great things Faith can do? Page 5 Answ. Faith will do as great things now, as it did under the old Testament ibid. 1 Is it not a great matter to overcome temptations? ibid. 2 Is it not a great matter to perform duties to the hazard of life? ibid. 3 Is it not a great matter to mortify fears? ibid. 4 Is it not a great matter to mortify your cares? ibid. 5 Is it not a great matter to have your griefs assuaged? ibid. 6 Is it not a great matter to be kept steady in times of changes? Page 6 7 Is it not a great matter to be a stranger to the world? ibid. 8 Is it not a great matter for a man to be faithful under all his betrustments? ibid. 9 Is it not a great matter to see things invisible? ibid. 10 Is it not a great matter for a man to live in dependence only upon Christ? ibid. More Comparatively. There are three great Agents in the world; •ut Faith works ⟨image 303⟩beyond them all Page 6 1 Compared with Power Page 7 2 Compared with moral Honesty. This is Proved by three Reasons ibid. 3 How it may appear that faith can do more than Gospel Gifts, and common grace. It is made to appear by four Arguments Page 8, 9 III. How comes it to pass that true faith can do such great things? Page 10 Answered by four Reasons. 1 It goes forth in the might of Gods Promise ibid. 2 It goes forth in the might of Gods Power. ibid. 3 It goes forth in the strength of Gods Call ibid. 4 It goes forth in the sense of what God and Christ hath done for the Soul Page 11 Application. 1 The Reason why men do no great things in their Generation, is because they want Faith ibid. 2 If you would do great things call in for faith Page 12 Quest. How shall we improve our faith to do great things? Page 13 Answ. 1 Study much the greatness of God ibid. 2 Keep close to Gods Ordinances ibid. 3 Do not chide off your heart from believing Page 14 4 Use your faith to do small things ibid.