The souls vocation or effectual calling to Christ. By T.HThe soules vocation or effectual calling to Christ. By T.H

Uset. Trial: will you put your selves upon trial, will you over-see whether you ever had any notice of Gods acceptance? observe then the author of it, whence and of whom you had it, this will discover the truth of it; when we mistrust good news from a far Country, we use to say, it is good indeed, but is it certain? whence had you it? had you a letter from beyond sea, or heard you from some Noble man, that heard the letter read? then it is certain: So there be glad tidings of peace and mercy, there is good news from heaven, God hath pardoned vile sinners: God saves millions of men, good news, but if your hearts persuade you for certain, do you think so, or do others tell you so? is it nothing but idle ale-house talk? hath Gods Spirit sealed it? doth God say to thy soul, thou art his servant, he thy King, thou his son, he thy Father? if it be so, thou mayest pawn thy life on it, trust to it, the notice is good. If a malefactor were condemned, and a rogue that hath been burnt in the hand, who goes up and down with a pass, suppose the one to forge his pardon, the other to counterfeit his pass: A wise man he knows and understands the falseness of the party, and he shall never get any good by it, he will stop the rogue with the pass in his hand, and hang the traitor with his pardon about his neck. So it is here, we are all malefactors and poor rogues, running up and down the face of the earth, and we are walking and looking after another Country; now, what must be our pass? the evidence of the Spirit, thou that sayest thou doubtest ⟨p. 95⟩not of Gods mercy, and the pardon of thy sins; under whose seal hast thou this pardon? did it come from a right Office, and from a right Seal? then it is good, else the Lord will stop thee with thy pass in thy hand, and hang thee with thy pardon about thy neck.

Vset. Triall: will you put your selves upon triall, will you over-see whether you ever had any notice of Gods acceptance? observe then the author of it, whence and of whom you had it, this will discover the truth of it; when we mistrust good newes from a farre Country, we use to say, it is good indeed, but is it certaine? whence had you it? had you a letter from beyond sea, or heard you from some Noble man, that heard the letter read? then it is certaine: So there be glad tidings of peace and mercy, there is good newes from heaven, God hath pardoned vile sinners: God saves millions of men, good newes, but if your hearts perswade you for certain, doe you thinke so, or doe others tell you so? is it nothing but idle ale-house talke? hath Gods Spirit sealed it? doth God say to thy soule, thou art his servant, he thy King, thou his son, he thy Father? if it be so, thou maist pawne thy life on it, trust to it, the notice is good. If a malefactor were condemned, and a rogue that hath beene burnt in the hand, who goes up and downe with a passe, suppose the one to forge his pardon, the other to counterfeit his passe: A wise man he knowes and understands the falsenesse of the partie, and he shall never get any good by it, hee will stop the rogue with the passe in his hand, and hang the traytor with his pardon about his neck. So it is here, wee are all malefactors and poore rogues, running up and downe the face of the earth, and we are walking and looking after another Country; now, what must be our passe? the evidence of the Spirit, thou that saist thou doubtest