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

Answ. I answer: The Lord hath made me see what a sinful and miserable Creature I am in my self, and hath made me feel how unable I am to help my self, being nothing in my self but sin, misery, rebellion, emptiness, wants: the Toad more happy; yet in the Gospel I see he hath revealed his Christ: he offers Christ to me, calls me to receive Jesus, who delivereth me from wrath to come, 1 Thes. 1.10. Who gave himself for us to redeem us from all iniquity, 2 Tit. 14. From this present world, Gal. 1.4. Christ himself calls me to come, Isai. 55.1. Revel. 22.17. tells me, he will not shut the door against me, nor cast me out if I do come, John 6.37. He promiseth if I do come I shall not perish, John 3.16. Gods will and command is, that I do believe in him, John 3.16. 1 John 3.23. It is obedience to believe in him, Rom. 1.5. and 16.26. Obedience of Faith. He threatens me, if I believe not, with his ⟨p. 124⟩wrath, John 3. last. When I was in my infancy he took me into Covenant with my godly Parents, and poured clean water upon me in my baptism, Ezek. 36.25. signifying and sealing up to me the blood of Christ with his benefits, if I answer the condition of his Covenant.

Answ. I answer: The Lord hath made me see what a finful and miserable Creature I am in my self, and hath made me feel how unable I am to help my self, being nothing in my self but sin, misery, rebellion, emptiness, wants: the Toad more happy; yet in the Gospel I see he hath revealed his Chaist: he offers Christ to me, calls me to receive Jesus, who delivereth me from wrath to come,