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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of the book of Job being the sum of thirty two lectures, delivered at Magnus near the bridge, London / by Joseph Caryl ...An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of the book of Job being the summe of thirty two lectures, delivered at Magnus neer the bridge, London / by Joseph Caryl ...
London: printed by A. Miller for Henry Overton, 1647
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Thirdly, In that Job tells us, He would not believe, &c. we are taught,
Thirdly, In that Job tels us, He would not believe, &c. we are taught,
That faith is a necessary ingredient in prayer.
That faith is a necessary ingredient in praier.
This negation of his faith in prayer, implies the need of faith in prayer. When I pray I should believe, but as my case stands I cannot believe, clouds and darkness are upon me. Faith is the strength of prayer, Whatsoever ye ask in prayer believing, ye shall receive, Mat. 21.22. Prayer without faith, it is like a Gun discharged without a bullet, which makes a noise, but doth no execution; we may put out a voice in speaking, but except we put out faith in speaking, we do but speak, we do not pray. As the Word of God coming upon us doth us no good, prevails not upon our hearts, unless it be mixed with faith (Heb. 4.2.) The word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. So the word that goes out from us, the word of prayer, prevaileth not at all with God, obtaineth nothing from him, unless it be mixed with faith; All the promises are made to believers, All things are possible to them that believe (Mar. 9.23.) Ask in faith, nothing wavering, for he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea, driven with the wind and tossed (Jam. 1.6.) To ask in faith, is to ask, resting upon the power of God, whereby he is able, upon his truth,