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

Thirdly, the nature and form of faith is this, the reposing of the soul upon the Lord, and his special favour so reported, for the ground, why any man goes to God, is, because he was effectually persuaded of, and also affected with the goodness of God; as it is with some outlawed traitor, he dares not go to the court, unless he will go to his ruin, because he knows there is nothing expected but cruel execution; but if once he come to see his pardon sealed under the broad seal, and that there is some hope of mercy, then he willingly goes to the court: what was the ground of his going home? even this, because he was effectually persuaded, that the King had a favour to him: so it is with an humbled sinner, humbled in the fight of his sin, and broken, because of his Lords displeasure against him: and when the soul hath this certification from t•e hand of the Spirit, that the Lord intends good to him, then the soul goeth and saith, Lord I durst not have been here, but ⟨p. 327⟩that I have heard thou art a merciful God.

Thirdly, the nature and forme of faith is this, the reposing of the soule upon the Lord, and his speciall favour so reported, for the ground, why any man goes to God, is, because he was effectually perswaded of, and also affected with the goodnesse of God; as it is with some outlawed traitour, he dares not goe to the court, unlesse he will goe to his ruine, because hee knowes there is nothing expected but cruell execution; but if once he come to see his pardon sealed under the broad seale, and that there is some hope of mercy, then hee willingly goes to the court: what was the ground of his going home? even this, because hee was effectually perswaded, that the King had a favour to him: so it is with an humbled sinner, humbled in the fight of his sinne, and broken, because of his Lords displeasure against him: and when the soule hath this certification from t•e hand of the Spirit, that the Lord intends good to him, then the soule goeth and saith, Lord I durst not have beene here, but ⟨p. 327⟩that I have heard thou art a mercifull God.