•he Text also gives some Ground for us to […] the same Conclusions; And him that com• •o me, I will in no wise cast out. Here is willingness asserted, as well as his Power; •ested. It's worth your Observation, that •ham's Faith considered rather God's Power, • his Willingness; that is he drew his Con• •on, I shall have a Child, from the Power • was in God, to fulfil the Promise to him, •e concluded he was willing to give him • else He would not have promised one. He •red not at the Promise of God through Unbelief, •ns strong in Faith, giving Glory to God; being • persuaded, that what he had promised, he was able ⟨p. 80⟩to perform. Rom. 4.20, 21 But was not • Faith exercised or tried, about his Willing • too? No, there was no show of Reason for • because he had promised it: Indeed, had he • promised it, he might have lawfully doubted • but since he had promised it, there was left • ground at all for doubting, because his Willness to give a Son, was demonstrated in his • missing him a Son. These words therefore • sufficient Ground to encourage any coming • ner, that Christ is willing, to his power, r• ceive him; and since he hath power also t• what he will, there is no Ground at all le•• the coming Sinner, any more doubt, but to […] in full Hope of acceptance, and of being •• ved unto Grace and Mercy. And him that •• meth) He saith not, And him that is come, and him that cometh; That is, And him […] H•art begins to move after me, who is a• all for my sake; Him, who is looking out, • is on his Journey to me. We must the• distinguish between coming, and being co•• Jesus Christ. He that is come to him, bu• tain'd of him more sensibly what he felt […] he wanted, than he has, that is but yet […] to him.
•he Text also gives some Ground for us to 〈…〉 the same Conclusions; And him that com• •o me, I will in no wise cast out. Here is •illingness asserted, as well as his Power; •ested. It's worth your Observation, that •ham's Faith considered rather God's Power, • his Willingness; that is he drew his Con• •on, I shall have a Child, from the Power • was in God, to fulfi• the Promise to him, •e concluded he was willing to give him • else He would not have promis'd one. He •red not at the Promise of God through Unbelief, •ns strong in Faith, giving Glory to God; being • perswaded, that what he had promised, he was ab•e ⟨p. 80⟩to perform. Rom. 4.20, 21 But was not • Faith exercised or tried, about his Willing • too? No, there was no shew of Reason for • because he had promised it: Indeed, had he • promis'd it, he might have lawfully doubted • but since he had promis'd it, there was left • ground at all for doubting, because his Willness to give a Son, was demonstrated in his • mising him a Son. These words therefore • sufficient Ground to encourage any coming • ner, that Christ is willing, to his power, r• ceive him; and since he hath power also t what he will, there is no Ground at all le the coming Sinner, any more doubt, but to in full Hope of acceptance, and of being ved unto Grace and Mercy. And him that meth) He saith not, And him that is come, and him that cometh; That is, And him Hart begins to move after me, who is a all for my sake; Him, who is looking out, is on his Journey to me. We must the distinguish between coming, and being co Jesus Christ. He that is come to him, bu tain'd of him more sensibly what he felt he wanted, than he has, that is but yet to him.
