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Sacramental meditations upon divers select places of scripture
Sacramental meditations upon divers select places of scripture wherein believers are assisted in preparing their hearts, and exciting their affections and graces, when they draw nigh to God in that most awful and solemn ordinance of the Lords Supper / by Jo. Flavel ...
London: printed for Jacob Sampson, 1679
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.
Secondly: His Faith gave him a deep sense of his remaining unbelief, and burdened his heart with it, Help my unbelief: And sure so will yours, if it be but as a grain of Mustard-seed in you.
Thirdly: His weak Faith carried him to Christ in fervent prayers and cries for his help to subdue unbelief in him, and so will yours if your Faith be right. Oh how often do the People of God go to the Throne of Grace upon that Errand! Help Lord, my heart is dead, vain, and very unbelieving; there's no dealing with it in my own strength: Father, help me.
Thirdly: His weak Faith carried him to Christ in servent prayers and cries for his help to subdue unbelief in him, and so will yours if your Faith be right. Oh how often do the People of God go to the Throne of Grace upon that Errand! Help Lord, my heart is dead, vain, and very unbelieving; there's no dealing with it in my own strength: Father, help me.
Fourthly: His Faith made him hunger and thirst after greater measures of it. Help my unbelief, (i. e.) Lord ⟨p. 133⟩cure it, that I may believe with more strong and steady acts of Faith; that I may not question thy power any more, or say, If thou canst do any thing. Why thus will it be with you, if you be true Believers, Luk. 17. 5. Lord (said the Disciples) increase our Faith.
Fourthly: His Faith made him hunger and thirst after greater measures of it. Help my unbelief, (i. e.) Lord ⟨p. 133⟩cure it, that I may believe with more strong and steddy acts os Faith; that I may not question thy power any more, or say, If thou canst do any thing. Why thus will it be with you, if you be true Believers,