Sacramental meditations upon divers select places of scripture

First: The least measure of saving Faith is more than all Creatures power could produce: 'Tis the faith of the operation of God, Col. 2. 12. 'tis the work of God that ye believe, Joh. 6. 29. Yea, 'tis the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward, who believe according to the working of his mighty power, Eph. 1. 19, 20. No Ministers of Christ, how excellent soever their gifts are, no duties or ordinances; no labour or diligence of your own, without this mighty power of God, can ever bring you to Faith.

Secondly: 'Tis just matter of wonder and astonishment that ever one spark of faith was kindled in such an heart as thine is; an heart which had no predisposition or inclination in the least to believe; yea, it was not rasa tabula, like clean paper, void of any impression of faith, but filled with contrary impressions to it; so that it's marvellous that ever your hearts received the stamp or impression of faith on them.

Secondly: 'Tis just matter of wonder and astonishment that ever one spark of faith was kindled in such an heart as thine is; an heart which had no predisposition or inclination in the least to believe; yea, it was not rasa tabula, like clean paper, vo•d of any impression of faith, but fill'd with contrary impressions to it; so that it's marvelous that ever your hearts received the stamp or impression of faith on them.

It was wonderful that fire should fall from Heaven, and burn upon the Altar, when Elijah had laid the wood in order upon it, but much more when he poured so much water upon it, as not only wet all the wood, but filled the Trenches,