remitted thee, thy faith hath made thee whole, go in peace" (vii. 38, 48, 50). From these words also it is evident, that faith in the omnipotence of the Lord healed them, and also that the same faith remitted, that is, removed, their sins. The reason was, because that woman not only had faith in the divine omnipotence of the Lord, but also loved Him, for she kissed His feet, and therefore the Lord said, thy sins are remitted thee, thy faith hath made thee whole. Faith causes the Divine [principle] of the Lord to be present, and love conjoins, for it is possible for the Lord to be present and not conjoined, whence it is evident that faith derived from love is the faith which saves.
Again: "Jesus said to the disciples in the ship, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith; then He arose, and rebuked the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm" (Matt. viii. 26; Mark iv. 39, 40, 41; Luke viii. 24, 25). "Peter, at the bidding of Jesus, descended out of the ship, and walked upon the waters; but when the wind became boisterous, he feared greatly, and, beginning to sink, cried out, Lord, save me; Jesus immediately caught hold of his hand, and said, Thou man of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt" (Matt. xiv. 28-31). "When the disciples could not heal the lunatic, Jesus said unto them, O incredulous and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? and Jesus healed him; and He said to the disciples, that they could not heal him by reason of their unbelief" (Matthew xvii. 14). "When Jesus came into His own country, and they were there offended in Him, He said, A prophet is not without honour except in his own country, and in his own house; therefore He did not many virtues there by reason of their unbelief" (Matthew xiii. 57, 58).
The reason why the Lord called the disciples men of little faith when they could not do miracles in His name, and why He could not do miracles in His own country on account of their unbelief, was, because
