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They made no question, whether he cured the same before. Indeed, Martha failed in this; for she said of her brother Lazarus, being dead, Lord, he stinketh, for he has been dead four days, John xi. 39, 40; she conceived her brother's case to be desperate, and that none in his state could be restored to life. But Christ blamed her for want of faith; and by his word he as easily raised Lazarus from being dead so long, as he cured Peter's wife's mother, when only sick of a fever, Mark i. 31.

It is not the greatness of any man's distress whatever, that can hinder from help and comfort; but only, as then in curing men's bodies, so now in curing and comforting men's souls, nothing hinders the cure, but the greatness of unbelief in the party to be cured, Mark vi. 5, 6; for all things are possible to him that believes, Mark ix. 23.

You will yet reply, Indeed, here lies the difficulty, in unbelief.

Well, be it so. If unbelief be your disease and trouble, do you think that God cannot cure you of unbelief, as well as of any other sin? But know, that if, with the poor man in the gospel, you feel your unbelief, and complain of it, and confess it unto God, saying, Lord, I have cause to believe; Lord, I do, I would believe, help thou my unbelief, Mark ix. 24; if you also will wait until God give you power to believe, and to enjoy comfort in believing, for faith makes no haste; this is both to believe in truth, and is a certain means to increase in believing.

Wherefore let not Satan, nor yet a fearful heart, make you to judge your case to be desperate and remediless, either in respect of God's power or will, though you are yet in distress, and feel in you much fear and unbelief. Seek to God, and with patience wait the good time of deliverance and comfort; and in due time, you shall have help and comfort, as well as others.

(5.) Doubts of God's love, because prayers are not answered, removed.

There are yet some, that fear God does not love