Therefore laying aside these Argumentations and Disputes, whatever the diseases of thy soul are, come to Christ for a cure, believe in his blood, and thou mayst be saved; [Greek or Hebrew]. You see what a skilful and able Physician Christ is, what Sovereign oils and balsams he hath, how willing he is to cure sick souls; oh then what remains but that you cast your selves upon his merits to heal and save you! of all sins unbelief is the worst, because it casts disparagement on Christ, as if he were not able to work a cure. Oh Christian, believe in thy Physician, John 3.15. that whosoever believeth in him should not perish: Say as Queen Esther, Esther 4.16. I will go in unto the King, which is not according to the Law, and if I perish, I perish. So say, the Lord Jesus is a Physician to heal me I will adventure on his blood; if I perish, I perish. Queen Esther ventured against Law, she had no promise that the King would hold out the golden Sceptre; but I have a promise which invites me to come to Christ: He that comes unto me, I will in no wise cast him out, John 6.37. Faith is an healing grace: We read when the Israelites were burying a man, for fear of the Soldiers of the Moabites, they cast him for haste into the grave of Elisha; now the man as soon he was down, and had touched the dead body of the Prophet, revived, and stood upon his feet. 2 King. 13.21. so ⟨p. 506⟩if a man be dead in sin, yet let him be but cast into Christs grave, and by faith touch Christ, who was dead and buried, he will revive, and his soul will be healed. Remember, there's no way for a cure but by believing; without faith, Christ himself will not avail us. Rom. 3.25. Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood. Faith is the applying of Christs merit. A plaster, though it be never so rare and excellent, yet if it be not applied to the wound, will do no good; though the plaster be made of Christs own blood, yet it will not heal, unless applied by faith. The Brazen Serpent was a Sovereign remedy for the cure of those that were stung; but if they had not looked upon it, they received no benefit: So though there bean healing virtue in Christ, yet unless we look upon him by the eye of faith, we cannot be cured*. Above all things labour for faith; this is the all-healing grace; this hand touching Christ, fetcheth virtue from him.
Therefore laying aside these Argumentations and Disputes, whatever the diseases of thy soul are, come to Christ for a cure, believe in his blood, and thou mayst be saved; 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. You see what a skilful and able Physitian Christ is, what Soveraign oyles and balsomes he hath, how willing he is to cure sick souls; oh then what remains but that you cast your selves upon his merits to heal and save you! of all sins unbelief is the worst, because it casts disparagement on Christ, as if he were not able to work a cure. Oh Christian, believe in thy Physitian, John 3.15. that whosoever believeth in him should not perish: Say as Queen Esther, Esther 4.16. I will go in unto the King, which is not according to the Law, and if I perish, I perish. So say, the Lord Jesus is a Physitian to heal me I will adventure on his blood; if I perish, I perish. Queen Esther ventur'd against Law, she had no promise that the King would hold out the golden Scepter; but I have a promise which invites me to come to Christ: He that comes unto me, I will in no wise cast him out, John 6.37. Faith is an healing grace: We read when the Israelites were burying a man, for fear of the Souldiers of the Moabites, they cast him for haste into the grave of Elisha; now the man as soon he was down, and had touched the dead body of the Prophet, revived, and stood upon his feet. 2 King. 13.21. so ⟨p. 506⟩if a man be dead in sin, yet let him be but cast into Christs grave, and by faith touch Christ, who was dead and buried, he will revive, and his soul will be healed. Remember, there's no way for a cure but by believing; without faith, Christ himself will not avail us. Rom. 3.25. Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood. Faith is the applying of Christs merit. A playster, though it be never so rare and excellent, yet if it be not applyed to the wound, will do no good; though the playster be made of Christs own blood, yet it will not heal, unless applyed by faith. The Brazen Serpent was a Soveraign remedy for the cure of those that were stung; but if they had not looked upon it, they received no benefit: So though there bean healing vertue in Christ, yet unless we look upon him by the eye of faith, we cannot be cured*
- *[Greek or Hebrew]. Chrysost.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Chrysost.
