The real Christian, or, A treatise of effectual calling wherein the work of God…

suppose the illative particle, therefore, were left out; take the exhortation absolutely, what is it to humble our selves under the mighty hand of God? This, when the Lord hath awakened you, made you willing that Christ should take away your sin, (and so give you grace) must needs follow: yet now you must be content, well apayed, satisfied, though he will give you no grace, but give you up to your lusts and damn you: This is the ⟨p. 114⟩humbling of our selves according to Mr. Shepherd: I believe the Apostle Peter never thought of such an interpretation when he wrote it: and blessed be God, we have as a mighty God, so a gracious God, in Christ, to deal with.

suppose the illative particle, therefore, were left out; take the exhortation absolutely, what is it to humble our selves under the mighty hand of God? This, when the Lord hath awakened you, made you willing that Christ should take away your sin, (and so give you grace) must needs follow: yet now you must be content, well apayed, satisfied, though he will give you no grace, but give you up to your lusts and damn you: This is the ⟨p. 114⟩humbling of our selves according to Mr. Shepheard: I believe the Apostle Peter never thought of such an interpretation when he wrote it: and blessed be God, we have as a mighty God, so a gracious God, in Christ, to deal with.

Secondly, We observe, as these were external, bodily and temporary judgments, so the people were actually under them; they were not under the threats of the judgments, but the judgments themselves. So Levit. 26.41. expresseth it plainly, when they were in the Land of their enemies, If then their uncircumcised hearts were humbled, and they accept of the punishment: What punishment? This their scattering amongst their enemies. So in the Lamentations and Micah: Make this agree with our question, the Soul must be actually given up to its lusts, and actually damned.