Precious faith considered in its nature, working, and growth

Again, he extracts strength out of weakness. Satan's shocks and the fluxes of inward corruption may make him weak and ready to perish, but his faith tells him that the power of God, which can do all things, is perfected in weakness, and the weakness of man under which he groans, is a capacity for that power to show forth it self in; when our power is gone, there is room for Gods, when there is no might, he increaseth strength, as it was in Christ, the weakness, the humane flesh was anointed with the divinity; so it is in the believer, the weakness, the humane frailty is anointed with the power of grace; when he is weak in himself, then he is strong in God; when weak in the flesh, then strong in the spirit. The Psalmist hath some Psalms upon Machalath, that is, upon instruments Musical, say some, but upon infirmity, say others; the believer is able to glory and make Music over his weaknesses, because his faith can fetch down the power of God upon him, wait on the Lord and he shall strengthen thine heart, Psal. 27.14. as faith goes up, so power comes down; hence the believer out of weakness is made strong, as the Apostle expresses it, Heb. 11.34.

Again, he extracts strength out of weakness. Satans shocks and the fluxes of inward corruption may make him weak and ready to perish, but his faith tells him that the power of God, which can do all things, is perfected in weakness, and the weakness of man under which he groans, is a capacity for that power to shew forth it self in; when our power is gone, there is room for Gods, when there is no might, he increaseth strength, as it was in Christ, the weakness, the humane flesh was anointed with the divinity; so it is in the believer, the weakness, the humane frailty is anointed with the power of grace; when he is weak in himself, then he is strong in God; when weak in the flesh, then strong in the spirit. The Psalmist hath some Psalms upon Machalath, that is, upon instruments Musical, say some, but upon infirmity, say others; the believer is able to glory and make Musick over his weaknesses, because his faith can fetch down the power of God upon him, wait on the Lord and he shall strengthen thine heart, Psal. 27.14. as faith goes up, so power comes down; hence the believer out of weakness is made strong, as the Apostle expresses it,