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have much to do to live, when he has no more than can keep life and soul together, and his life will be very unprofitable and uncomfortable, in comparison of him that has a strong faith.

SECT. 9. REASONS WHY CHRISTIANS THINK THEY HAVE NO FAITH, CONSIDERED.

But you will say, (1.) you are so full of fears and doubtings; (2.) you are so fearful to die, and to hear of coming to judgment; and (3.) you cannot feel that you have faith, you cannot feel joy and comfort in believing, therefore you fear you have no faith.

First, If you, having so sure a word and promise, do yet doubt and fear so much as you say, it is your great sin, and I must blame you now, in our Saviour's name, as he did his disciples then, saying, Why are ye fearful, why are ye doubtful, O ye of little faith? Matt. viii. 26. But, to your reformation and comfort, observe it, he does not argue them to be of no faith, but only of little faith, saying, O ye of little faith. Matt. xiv. 31. Thus you see that some fears and doubtings do not argue no faith.

Secondly, Concerning fear of death and judgment, some fear does not exclude all faith. Many from their natural constitution are more fearful of death than others. Yea, pure nature will startle and shrink to think of the separation of two so near, so ancient, and such dear friends as the soul and body have been. Good men, such as David and Hezekiah, have showed their unwillingness to die. And many, upon a mistake, conceiving the pangs and pains of death in the parting of the soul and body to be most torturing and unsufferable, are afraid to die. Whereas unto many, the nearer they are to their end, the less is their extremity of pain; and very many go away in a quiet swoon, without pain.

And as for being moved with some fear, at the thought of the day of judgment; who can think of that great appearance, before so glorious a Majesty,