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prayer of faith hall fave the fick, and the Lord fhall raife him upgand if he have committed fins, they fhall be forgiven him. Ayah unmový From whence we may obferve, that this duty is injoyned by the Apoftle upon thofe that are fick : Herein the foul ought to wait upon God, and in this way to look up un to God for healing. Dibow lolqu But Oh! the evil of profeffors in this our day, who run to the Phyf tian, but not to God; but few wait upon God in his way:the Lord coma plained of this of old, as a great evil, as the 2 Kings 1. 16 verf. yea, we may fee this was Afa's fin,2 Chro. 16. 12 verf. though he were in much affliction yet he fought not unto the Lord, but to the Phyfitian. And is not this the fin of many Profeffors in this our day? that God would make them fenfible thereof, and make this word of use to them,that they may look more up B 3

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unto God, that they may exercise more faith upon him for healing; that if they can but with the poor Woman, Mark. 5, 126, 27, 28, verf. touch the hem of Chrifts garment, for there is much vertue ftill in him, : Objets Some will fay, We cannot fee thisv.way too continue in the Church of Christ amongst believers, unlefs we did fee the effect thereof. mi Antren Fight, If you Judge of the minde of God, that which is laid down your duty, by the effect, you may run your felves into many temptations, as the Jews of old did: when they faw not the glory of the laft Temple, to be fo great, as the glory of the first Temple was, Hag, 2.3uerf. they were difcouraged in the work of the Lord, which Godrequired, and fo indeed, this temptation got upon them, as in the first Chapter, the fecond verfe: The time is not come, the time that the Lords Houfe fhould be built; but the Lord

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for this reproves them with Judg. ments, as you may fee in the 4, and 6 verfes, and after by his fervant Haggai exhorteth them unto the work, as in the 8 verfe, and incoura geth them unto it, in the 113 f Then fpake Haggai in the LordsMe fage unto the people, faying, Iam with you, faith the Lord and in the fecond Chapter,5 verf. According to the wordo that I covenanted with you, when you came up out of Egypt's To mySpirit remaineth amongst you? fear younot, no griysi velob bns

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nant with believers his truths are fealed by the blood of Christ, O! then take heed of questioning his faithfulness in making good his pro mife: from whence doth this pro ceed,our looking for such and fuch ef fects, but indeed from our unbelief, not believing the promife of God y therefore take heed of judging the minde of God by the effects for info doing,

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22. How can you fee the effect of that, you have never yet attained into nor believed? therefore I may fay to you, as the Lord Jefus did unto the Jews, If you will do his will, you fhall know of the DoArine, John 7.17. dob

13. What effect have you seen, of the laying on of hands upon perfons to office? it is true, as many write, and do fay, laying on of hands is a refignation of a perfon or perfons to office; therefore they inftance Mofes laying on his hands upon Jofbua, Numb. 27. 23, verf. but you fhall find a more excellent effect, that which fitted him for that work, which he was called unto, as Deut. 34. 9, verf. Fofbua the Son of Nun, was full of the Spirit of wisdom :: for Mofes had laid his hands upon him. Learn from hence, that as it is

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Gods way, fo he meets with his people therein; and as in that Ordinance of laying on of hands upon perfons to office, fo alfo in this of anointing with Oile. For his wayes are not in vain unto his people.

4. Those who have waited upon God in this Ordinance, have found the effect thereof; they have met with God therein, they have feen his faithfulness, been partaker of his grace, received healing, not onely to their bodies, but alfo to their fouls this effect fome poor fouls, who waited upon God in this way, have been partakers of; fo that they are able to bear witness to this truth, and also to set to their seals, that God is true, a faithful God; meeting with those who wait upon him, in his way: therefore I may fay of this truth of Chrift, as one may fay of the new Wine in the clutter, Ifai. 65.8, verf. Deftroy it not, for a bleffing is in it.

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