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The souls vocation or effectual calling to Christ. By T.HThe soules vocation or effectual calling to Christ. By T.H
The souls vocation or effectual calling to Christ. By T.H.The soules vocation or effectual calling to Christ. By T.H.
London: printed by John Haviland for Andrew Crooke, 1638London: printed by Iohn Haviland for Andrew Crooke, 1638
The Souls effectual calling to CHRIST. › PartThe Soules effectuall calling to CHRIST. › Part
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
THE ingrafting of the humble and broken hearted sinner into Christ, as we have heard, consists of two particular passages: The first was being put into the stock; Secondly, the ingrafting into the some. As in ingrafting naturally so of implanting spiritually of the soul into Christ. When the soul is brought unto this, then a sinner comes to be partaker of all the spiritual benefits, all shall be communicated to us. Now the point at this present to be handled, is called by the stream of Divines Vocation, and I term it the putting in of the soul, when the soul is brought out of the world of sin, to lye upon, and to close with the Lord Jesus Christ, and this hath two particular passages in it; partly the call on Gods part, partly the answer on ours. The call on Gods part is this, when the Lord by the call of his Gospel doth so clearly reveal the fullness of mercy, and certifies to the soul by the work of his spirit, ⟨p. 34⟩that the soul humbled returns answer to Gods call.
THE ingrafting of the humble and broken hearted sinner into Christ, as we have heard, consists of two particular passages: The first was being put into the stock; Secondly, the ingrafting into the some. As in ingrafting naturally so of implanting spiritually of the soule into Christ. When the soul is brought unto this, then a sinner comes to be partaker of all the spiritual benefits, all shall be communicated to us. Now the point at this present to be handled, is called by the streame of Divines Vocation, and I tearme it the putting in of the soule, when the soule is brought out of the world of sinne, to lye upon, and to close with the Lord Jesus Christ, and this hath two particular passages in it; partly the call on Gods part, partly the answer on ours. The call on Gods part is this, when the Lord by the cal of his Gospell doth so cleerly reveale the fulnesse of mercy, and certifies to the soule by the work of his sprit,