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But now when, shall-come, the absolute promise of God, comes to be fulfilled upon them, then they come; because by that promise is provided against the rebellion of their will; Thy ⟨p. 80⟩people shall be willing in the day of thy power, Psal. 110. 3.

He that had seen Paul in the midst of his out-rage against Christ, his Gospel, and people: would hardly have thought that he would ever have been a follower of Jesus Christ, specially since he went not against his Conscience in his persecuting of them. He thought verily that he ought to do what he did. But we may see, what shall-come can do, when it comes to be fulfilled upon the Soul of a rebellious sinner he was a Chosen vessel, given by the Father to the Son; and now the time being come, that shall-come, was to take him in hand, behold he is over-mastered, astonished, and with trembling, and reverence, in a Moment becomes willing to be obedient to the Heavenly call, Acts 9.

And were not they far gone (that you read of in Acts the second) who had their hands and hearts in the Murder of the Son of God; and to show their resolvedness never to repent of that horrid fact, said, His Blood be on us and our Children? But must their obstinacy rule, must they be bound to their own ruin by the rebellion of their Stubborn wills? No: not those of these that the Father ⟨p. 81⟩gave to Christ, wherefore at the times appointed, shall-come Brakes in among them; the absolute promise takes them in hand, and then they come indeed, crying out to Peter, and the rest of the Apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? No Stubbornness of mans will can stand, when God hath absolutely said the contrary, shall-come, can make them come as doves to their windows.