CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…

In the sixth place, By this intention of Christ in his prayer and death, it will inevitably and immutably be brought about, that they shall in time be converted, they shall believe and be brought into communion and fellowship with Christ. For seeing as we have heard, Christ could not but be heard in what he prayed for, and the Father always granted his Petition, therefore it cannot be but that all those, who are given to Christ, shall one time or other be wrought upon by the Word. Thus it's said, They believed (Act. 13.48.) as many as were ordained to eternal life; and the Apostles were to go and preach in such places, because God had much people there, Act. 18. and Rom. 9. the Apostle doth fully show, That Election is the cause of all mercies vouchsafed in time, and those who were not elected they were hardened and given up to a spirit of slumber: Oh then the admirable love of God to those that are his, there shall not be one of them, but the Word of grace will find them out! They that were not his people, shall be made his people, Joh. 10. I have other sheep (saith Christ) that are not of this fold, and those he will bring home. Hence Rom. 8. we have that golden Chain, which all the Arminian subtleties can never dissolve, Whom he hath predestinated, he hath called, and whom he hath called, he hath justified, and those he hath justified, he hath glorified. To expound calling only of vocation to afflictions and to the cross, and Justification only of the vindicating of their persons and cause against the calumnies of the world, is too dilute and repugnant to the scope of the Apostle in that place; we may then absolutely conclude of the conversion and believing of such who belong to Christ, and that the Word preached will sometimes or other be effectual upon them.

In the sixth place, By this intention of Christ in his prayer and death, it will inevitably and immutably be brought about, that they shall in time be converted, they shall believe and be brought into communion and fellowship with Christ. For seeing as we have heard, Christ could not but be heard in what he prayed for, and the Father alwayes granted his Petition, therefore it cannot be but that all those, who are given to Christ, shall one time or other be wrought upon by the Word. Thus it's said, They believed (