§. 66. Of using meanes in desperate cases. II. See §. 64. MEanes must be used in most desperate distresses. This is especially to be understood of spirituall meanes, whereby immediately and directly helpe is sought of God, who can helpe in such cases as men can see no hope of helpe therein. Physitians may see good ground to give over a patient, knowing that according to the ordinary course of nature all the meanes that they can use will do no good. But a Christian must never cease to use the spirituall Catholicon, that generall remedy which is fit for any mala∣dy, prayer. Note the instances given in the former Section, and you shall find Moses, Davids, Isayahs, Ieremiahs pray∣ers to be made in desperate cases. 2 Sam. 12. 16. Dauids child was que∣stionlesse in mans eye past recovery, when he fasted, and lay all night upon the earth, and besought God for it. Much more past recovery was Isa. 38. 1, 2. Hezekiah, when God sent him this message, Thou shalt die, and not live: yet he prayed unto the Lord, and was heard. The cases of many that came to Christ for cure in the dayes of his flesh, were very despe∣rate, yet found they helpe. Among other, Mar: 5. 25. A woman which had an issue of bloud twelve yeares, and had suffered ma∣ny things of many Physitians, and had spent all that she had and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, came to Christ, and was cured. So Luk. 13. 11. The woman whom Satan had bound eighteene yeares. So Ioh. 5. 5. the man which had an infirmity thirty and eight yeares. So sundry Lepers, Demoniacks, men, wo∣men, and children at point of death; and many others visited with incurable maladies. Divine power is not limited with any naturall bounds: it is not restrained in that compasse which is prescribed to creatures. It can affoord succour when creatures may think no succour can be affoorded. Instance the remedy which God affoorded to man after his fall. Yea when men may thinke the Divine wrath to be im∣placably incensed, there may be thoughts of mercy in God. 0