Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…

For evidence of this, look into Heb. 11. the whole chapter showeth what mercies faith bad, what mercies ¹Noah, Abraham, Moses, and the Israelites had when they went through the red sea, what mercies Samuel and David had, the means they had to obtain all these mercies was their faith, they believed, and therefore they had them, you may there see how it is attributed to their faith: The reason why they exceeded others in mercy, was because they exceeded others in faith: the reason why David was filled with mercy and goodness above others, was because he attained to an higher pitch of faith then others.

For evidence of this, look into Heb. 11. the whole chapter sh•weth what mercies faith bad, what mercies ¹Noah, Abraham, Moses, and the Israelites had when they went through the red sea, what mercies Samuel and David had, the means they had to obtain al these mercies was their faith, they beleived, and therefore they had them, you may there see how it is attributed to their faith: The reason why they exceeded others in mercy, was because they exceeded others in faith: the reason why David was filled with mercy and goodness above others, was because he attained to an higher pitch of faith then others.

1. 1Heb. 11.

Again the want of faith still hindered men from mercy, ⟨p. 11⟩and it is a good argument that is drawn from contraries, now unbelief hindered Christs country-men from having any part in his miracles, he could do nothing there because they believed not, it hindered the Israelites from that good land of promise, they all died in the wilderness because they believed not; so Mary she had like to have lost the raising of her brother Lazarus because she began to doubt, for when Christ was upon the very point of doing the miracle, and Mary she told him he had been dead four days, Christ stayed his hand, and said to her, Said I not to thee, if thou believest &c. as if he should say, if thou believest not I will not do it. The Apostles in the ship being ready to be overwhelmed with waves, what was the cause? because they doubted, Why did ye doubt O ye of little faith? Still mercies are kept from us for want of faith, therefore it is true on the other side, have faith, and have mercy, have faith in abundance, and have mercy in abundance, If you would have outward mercies, do you believe that God is ready to give riches, honour, and life, that is all a man can desire, these God giveth to those that fear him, believe this, trust to it, rest upon it, Let Go I know you rely upon him for it, the more yo believe this the more you shall have, even of these mercies.