To come therefore to a word of Application.

To come therefore to a word of Application.

IS it so? That they that are coming to Jesus Christ, are oft-times heartily afraid, that Jesus Christ will not receive them. Then this teacheth us these things:

First, That faith, and doubting, may at the same time have their residence in the same soul. O Thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? Mat. 14. 31. He saith not, O! Thou of No faith; but O! Thou of Little faith. Because he had a little faith in the midest of his many doubts. The same is true, even of many that are coming to Jesus Christ: They come, and fear they come, and doubt. When they look upon the promise, or, a word of encouragement by faith, then they come; but when they look upon themselves, or the difficulties that lie before them, then they doubt. Bid me Come, said Peter: Come, said Christ. So he went down out of the Ship to go to Jesus, but his hap was to go to him upon the water; There was the Trial. ⟨p. 239⟩So it is with the poor desiring Soul. Bid me Come, says the sinner: Come, says Christ, and I will in no wise cast thee out. So he Comes, but his hap is to come upon the water, upon drowning difficulties; if therefore the wind of Temptations blow, the waves of doubts and fears will presently arise, and this coming sinner will begin to sink, if he has but little faith.

First, That faith, and doubting, may at the same time have their residence in the same soul. O Thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? Mat. 14. 31. He saith not, O! Thou of No faith; but O! Thou of Little faith. Because he had a little faith in the midest of his many doubts. The same is true, even of many that are coming to Jesus Christ: They come, and fear they come, and doubt. When they look upon the promise, or, a word of incouragement by faith, then they come; but when they look upon themselves, or the difficulties that lie before them, then they doubt. Bid me Come, said Peter: Come, said Christ. So he went down out of the Ship to go to Jesus, but his hap was to go to him upon the water; There was the Tryal.