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A07288	Saint Peters chaine consisting of eight golden linckes, most fit to adorne the neckes of the greatest states, nobles, and ladies in this land, as the chiefest iewell of true nobilitie: and not vnfit for the meaner sort. Digested into eight chapters, and published by R.M. minister. With a praier annexed to the end of euerie chapter.	Mavericke, Radford, b. 1560 or 61.	1596 (1596)	STC 17683; ESTC S112697	95,593	198

needes confesse mine owne great insufficiency and want of skill first that I cannot looke into the secrecie of so deep a mistery as faith is next that I cannot think sufficiently of the vertues thereof much lesse can I with pen or toung disclose make knowen the same for the benefite of others To the end therfore that I may promise no more then by Gods grace I may be able to perform of this matter I wil speak very little of my selfe seeing I know little or nothing onely I will collect into a short summe the substance of that which the holy Ghost himself hath vouchsafed to set down in the praise and commendation of faith of those that haue beene endowed with so rich a Iewel Plinie Galen Hypocrates others that write of the nature vertue operation of trees plantes hearbes of the nature of beasts birdes fishes mettals and precious stones do labour by all meanes possible to make knowen to the worlde the secrecy of natural thinges for the preseruation of the health of mans body being otherwise vnknowen to the most part of people their labours are worthy of great praise yea surely it serueth greatly to the setting forth of Gods glory who hath made nothing in vaine for All thinges serue to set forth Gods glory who hath made nothing in vaine what tree is there whose roote barke leaues or fruit either some or all of thē are not medicinable what hearbe or weede is there which hath not his proper vertue operation howe many medicines are there taken from birds beasts fishes and from euery part of thē within and without all kinds of mettals may be vsed in drinks and potions as gold siluer tinne lead steel iron What shoulde I speake of the shelles of fishes of pearles corrales and precious stones are not some of them cordiall for the heart others most soueraigne for the eyes for the heade and stomacke and for euery parte of mans body All these thinges are knowen All earthly medicines serue onely for our mortal bodies in this life but faith is a medicine for soule body here for euer I neede not stande vpon them sauing that it maketh thus much for my purpose that all these forenamed things and whatsoeuer els that may be named in the world do all serue but for the preseruation of mans mortall body and that in this life But this precious iewel of faith whereof we speake serueth both for the preseruation of mans soule body in this life and for their eternal saluation in the life to come Who then hearing of such a precious iewel woulde not sell all that euer he hath to buy it Nowe the rare vertues and operation of Faith were not so commonly knowen before our sauiour Christ came in the flesh only a few did account of it as Abraham and others both before and in the time of the Faith more plainely reuealed since the Gospell then before Lawe but now since the Gospel hath been preached faith hath been openly reuealed now it hath beene highly commended and extolled What meant our Sauiour Christ when he would shew the vertue and power of his Godhead in working of his cheefest miracles and healing all kind of diseases euermore to say thy faith hath made thee whole thy faith hath saued thee surely it was Christ himselfe that healed them yet Mat. 9. 22. Marke 10. 52. he attributeth the same to the faith of them that were healed therby to shew the excellency of Faith and that except they did beleeue had faith they could not be healed There be three thinges to be considered Three things especially in the Gospel serue to the extolling of Faith in the Gospell which make very much to the extolling of Faith The one is that Christ did helpe a great many for their own faith Another that he healed some of their bodily diseases for the faithes sake of others The third is that want of Faith in some was a great hinderance vnto Christ that oftentimes he could not doe that good which otherwise hee woulde These three points may be shewed briefely by examples for the first sorte wee haue these examples The foule leaper that came vnto Christ in Mat. 8.2 the eight of Mathew shewed his faith plainly in this saying vnto him if thou wilt thou canst make me cleane to whome Iesus answered I will be thou cleane and immediately his leprosie was cleansed Another example we haue in the ninth of Mathew of that woman which had been diseased with an issue of bloud twelue years 9. 22. who thrusting in among the presse of people to touch but the hem of Christ his garment was presently healed to whome Christ said thy faith hath made thee whole And in the fourteenth of Mathewe it is said that 14.36 many were healed by touching of Christs garments because they beleeued that he was able to heale them Another example wee haue of two blind men in the ninth of Mathew which cried after Iesus to be healed 9.22 but hee first asked them whether they did beleeue that hee was able to heale them not that Christ was ignorant whether they did beleeue or not but to shewe vnto them and others that he woulde not helpe them except they did beleeue and they saide yea Lord then saide Iesus according to your faith be it vnto you and presently their eyes were opened The like example wee haue of blinde Bartimeus in the tenth of Marke which cried after Iesus Mark 10 52 whome hee called the sonne of Dauid to haue mercy on him neuer ceased crying till Iesus called him and opened his eyes saying vnto him thy faith hath made thee whole Many such examples there are in the Gospell but for breuities sake I passe them ouer Likewise there want no examples of them that our sauiour hath healed for the faithes sake of others I will also produce a fewe of them The Centurions seruant in the eight of Mathew that lay sicke at home of a palsie Mat 8 5 and was greeuously payned because his mayster beleeued that Christ was well able to heale him if he did but speake the worde onely was cured of his disease the selfe same houre the faith of his maister greatly commended Another example we haue in the ninth of Mathew of a man that was sicke of the palsie also and being not able to goe was borne of foure men and let downe in his 9.2 bed by coardes through the roofe of the house wherein Iesus was and Iesus seeing their faith sayde to the sicke of the palsie take vp thy bed goe home to thine owne house Another example wee haue of Iairus a ruler of the sinagogue which came vnto Mark 5.22 Christ as Marke saith for his daughter when she was at poynt of death and as Mathew Mat 9 18 saith she was deade before hee spake with Iesus who

saide vnto Christ come lay thy hand on her and she shall liue and according to his faith shee was raysed vnto life againe Another worthy example wee haue of the woman of Canaan in the fifteenth of 15 21 Mathew whose daughter was piteously vexed of a Deuill howe she came vnto Christ for helpe and woulde not bee aunswered till she had her petition graunted and her daughter healed Thus we haue seene examples of such as haue beene healed for their owne faith as also for the faithes sake of others Now let vs note the thirde thing namely that for want of faith our sauiour was greatly hindered from doing that good which hee woulde as it is plainely to bee seene Mark 6 1 2 in the sixth of Marke when comming into his owne country among his owne kinsemen and acquaintaunce and preaching vnto them on the Saboath as his manner was many that hearde him were astonyed Christ lea●… accounted of in his owne cuntry and saide from whence hath he these things Is not this the carpenter Maries son and brother of Iames and Ioses and are not his sisters meaning by brothers and sisters his nere kinsefolke here with vs and they were offended in him Then said Iesus vnto them a prophet is not without honour but in his owne country among his owne kindred and in his owne house And he could doe no great workes there saith the texte saue that he laid his hand vpon a fewe sicke Vnbeleese hindereth vs of many good things folkes and healed them but he marueiled at their vnbeliefe so that we see vnbeleefe was the onely cause which hindered Christ from doing them that good which otherwise he would The like or worse thing we read of the hoggish Gergesites which by reason of their Mat. 8.34 want of faith esteemed more of their swine then of Christ therefore prayed him that he wold depart from them But what should I heape vp examples of such as were neuer effectually called seeing it is certaine that many of Gods children by reason of the littlenes of their faith or for want of faith in some particular things haue almost hindered themselues of many good things yea brought themselues into great danger The weakenes of Marthaes faith had almost letted Ioh. 11.39 40. that her brother Lazarus shoulde haue beene raised againe when hee had layne in in the graue foure daies for she saide vnto Christ he stinketh to whome Christ answered Said I not vnto thee that if thou didst beleeue thou shouldst see the glory of God as if hee shoulde say thy weakenes of faith doth hinder this miracle For want weakenesse of faith the disciples of Christ were almost drowned while Mat. 8.25 Christ slept in the ship for when they had awoke him saying wee perish hee rebuking them said why do ye feare O ye of little faith And Saint Peter himselfe when hee woulde come alone vnto Christ vpon the 14.31 sea was not farre from drowning and all for want of faith For want of faith godly Zacharias the father of Iohn Baptist was Luk. 1.2 dumbe for a time because hee did not beleeue the tidinges which the Angel brought him of the birth of his sonne Thus haue we briefly noted these three things First how many haue beene healed by their own faith next that not a few haue beene healed by the faith of others lastly that weakenes want of faith hath hindered Christ from doing good brought euen the deare childrē of God in daunger Whereupon wee may conclude that faith is a most rare and singular vertue worthy of all praise commendation Nowe if faith were alwaies required for the health of their bodies how much more Faith good for the health of soule and body for the health of their soules And was not this the cheefest purpose of Christ thinke wee to lead them by these outward meanes to consider of the weakenes and sicknesses of their soules yes surely and the doctrine thereof is most necessary for vs to consider of For wee are all full of the foule leprosie of sinne from top to toe but faith in Christ doth make vs cleane for it is written the blood of Iesus Christ clenseth vs from all 1. Ioh. 1.7 sinne We are all benummed with the dead palsie of sinne But faith in Christ doth quicken vs againe as Christ saith He that beleeueth in me though hee were dead yet shall he liue We are all blinde and cannot Ioh. 11. 25 see the way that leadeth vnto life but faith in Christ must be our guide We are all deaf and cannot heare as we should the word of God till faith haue opened our inwarde sences In one worde there is no disease of the soule or body which is not eyther holpen or eased by the benefite of faith Is thy heart and soule wounded within thee by reason of thy sinne Faith is a soueraigne and cordiall medicine it will surely heale thee Hast thou had a longe time scales vpon thine eyes that thou canst not see the brightnesse of Gods worde shine vpon thee Oh apply the salue of faith mixt with the powder of true repentance and thou shalt see howe soone they will fall from thee as they did from the eyes Act 9 18 of Saule Art thou oppressed with heauie sadnes why faith in Christ will bring thee ioy If thou bee sicke it will restore thee to health Art thou poore it will make thee riche Art thou deade it will rayse By faith all things are possible Mark 9.23 thee to life againe all thinges are possible vnto him that beleeueth Wilt thou yet heare more what benefite thou receauest by faith hearken then By faith wee are made the sonnes of God By faith wee shall obtayne euerlasting life Ioh. 1 22 3 6 11.25 3.36 6 47 By faith hee that is deade may liue Hee that beleeueth shall neuer die Hee that beleeueth hath euerlasting life Contrariwise whatsoeuer is not of faith Rom. 14 23 Heb 11 6 Ioh. 3 36 Mark 16 16 is sinne Without faith it is impossible to to please God Without faith wee shall bee condemned Hee that beleeueth not the wrath of God abideth on him He that beleeueth and is baptised shall bee saued but hee that beleeueth not shal be damned This true liuely and iustifying Faith Mat 22 12 whereof wee speake is that riche wedding garment which euery christian ought to weare and whosoeuer is founde without it shall bee bounde hande and foote and cast into vtter darkenesse there shall bee weepinge and gnashing of teeth This faith is that strong shielde of defence Ephes 6.16 wherwith we must quench all the fiery darts of the Deuill if we want this armour wee shal surely be slaine of Sathan This faith is the light of the body which who so hath Mat 6.22 not walketh still in darkenes not knowing whither he goeth This faith is