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

To conclude then, since Christians are not left to their liberty, to determine or not determine of their states; certainly those Christians that upon serious examination of themselves do endeavour: 1. Chedientially, to draw up the conclusion, I say obedientially, in conscience of the duty ⟨p. 293⟩they owe to God; (as that person I mentioned before, who told her Minister on her death-bed, I did believe, because I dare do no other.) 2. Humbly, in sense of their own vileness, baseness and unworthiness; let the things be as great as they will, if God will be like himself in freely giving, and the Son in purchasing great things, what is that to you. 3. Thankfully, wondering at, and admiring, as I am sure you will wonder and admire at this Grace of his: those Christians, I say, that thus endeavour to draw up the Conclusion, they do quit themselves more like Christians, answer their duty, and show a more humble Spirit, and reverent awe of God, than those, who out of a pettish, froward and quarrelling kind of humour, set themselves to oppose whatever the most judicious, experienced and godly Christians can say for their establishing and comfort.

To conclude then, since Christians are not left to their liberty, to determine or not determine of their states; certainly those Christians that upon serious examination of themselves do endeavour: 1. Chedientially, to draw up the sonclusion, I say obedientially, in conscience of the duty ⟨p. 293⟩they owe to God; (as that person I mentioned before, who told her Minister on her death-bed, I did believe, because I dare do no other.) 2. Humbly, in sense of their own vileness, baseness and unworthiness; let the things be as great as they will, if God will be like himself in freely giving, and the Son in purchasing great things, what is that to you. 3. Thankfully, wondering at, and admiring, as I am sure you will wonder and admire at this Grace of his: those Christians, I say, that thus endeavour to draw up the Conclusion, they do quit themselves more like Christians, answer their duty, and shew a more humble Spirit, and reverent awe of God, than those, who out of a pettish, froward and quarrelling kind of humour, set themselves to oppose whatever the most judicious, experienced and godly Christians can say for their establishing and comfort.