The application of redemption

It was not any ability, or parts natural that could do it: for they see the spawn of all sin in their hearts, and had certainly had the strength of all distempers in their Lives, that they are not in the dungeon with Witches, upon the chain with Malefactors, they cannot thank their good nature for it. Nay it was not in all the means though spiritual and powerful, the Ministers they showed the way, they set forth the glorious things of God and Grace, but it was not that which did it, but it was only in God that showed mercy, merely, only, wholly, out of the free mercy of the Lord.¹

It was not any ability, or parts natural that could do it: for they see the spawn of al sin in their hearts, and had certainly had the strength of al distempers in their Lives, that they are not in the dungeon with Witches, upon the chain with Malefactors, they cannot thank their good nature for it. Nay it was not in al the means though spiritual and powerful, the Ministers they shewed the way, they set forth the glorious things of God and Grace, but it was not that which did it, but it was only in God that shewed mercy, meerly, only, wholly, out of the free mercy of the Lord.¹

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Hence, Our conversion depends not upon, nor issues not from the congruity of all such means, or the […] suitableness of all such Circumstances wch may help forward those forcible persuasions which the Lord doth present to the Soul, and whereby he would so call the soul of a sinner to himself, as that his call may certainly find success. I conceive it meet to ad this Collection to the former, partly because this is the proper place to which it ought to be referred, and where it should be disputed, and from the former Doctrine receives its Doom, and Confutation.