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The same God, to whose command, the winds, the sea, ¹the devils and death it self obey, here commandeth Zaccheus ⟨image 41⟩to come down at once, and he cometh down hastily to receive him into his house, and he receiveth him joyfully. As Zaccheus could not come at Christ till he was called, so no man can come to Christ except the Father draw ²him: and as Zaccheus could not choose but come, when he was called by the voice of Christ: so when any man is called effectually by the preaching of the Gospel, he cannot choose but come to Christ: for where there is an effectual calling, there is grace given also to obey the same Ro. 8. 30. The Lord is fain sometime to call us often, because we know not the voice of him that calleth us, as he called Samuel three times, before he answered: because at that time Samuel knew not the Lord, 1. Sam. 3. 7. But as soon as he understood that it was the Lord that spake unto him, he replied presently, Speak on Lord, for thy servant heareth. So when the Lord calleth any man effectually by the preaching of his word, all the parts and powers of his body do yield their obedience, the ear listeneth, the tongue confesseth, the heart believeth, the head deviseth, the hand performeth, the foot runneth, the eye directeth, and all concur to do thy will, O God, Psal. 40. 7.

The same God, to whose commaund, the windes, the sea, ¹the diuels and death it selfe obey, here commaundeth Zaccheus ⟨image 41⟩to come downe at once, and he commeth downe hastilie to receiue him into his house, and he receiueth him ioifully. As Zaccheus could not come at Christ till he was called, so no man can come to Christ except the Father drawe ²him: and as Zaccheus could not chuse but come, when he was called by the voice of Christ: so when any man is called effectually by the preaching of the Gospell, hee cannot chuse but come to Christ: for where there is an effectuall calling, there is grace giuen also to obey the same Ro. 8. 30. The Lord is faine somtime to cal vs often, because we know not the voyce of him that calleth vs, as hee called Samuel three times, before hee answered: because at that time Samuel knew not the Lord,