BOOK VIII.
On John, 6. 44. None can come to me, but whom the Father draws. |
DOCT. God the Father by a holy kind of […] plucks his out of their corruptions, and draws them to believe in Christ. | 349
This work of Attraction is a transient work; […] both these, |
⟨image 18⟩1 Plucking from sin |
2 And drawing to Christ are handled together |
For Explication, six Particulars, |
The sorts of drawing two |
1 By moral Suasion |
2 By Physical (or internal) operation. |
This latter is meant here | 353
The proper Nature of this drawing, it's the motion or impression of the Spirit upon the Soul, not any habit in it, or act put forth by it, to […] with the Spirit. | 355
The means how God works, and by with he draws. |
These are four | 355
1 By a hook of Instruction, showing a man that he is out of the way to Heaven. |
2 By the Cords of Love, showing that Christ and Mercy are, |
1 Able to […] him |
2 Willing to save him |
3 Are freely offered for that end |
4 The Lord waits to see when the sinner will come |
3 By the Iron Chains of Conscience |
1 Warning. |
2 Accusing. |
3 Condemning. |
4 By the hand of the Spirit himself. |
How the holy violence in drawing the Soul from sin to Christ, may be discerned, in four Conclusions: | 373
1 The will of man (as such) is a subject capable of sin and Grace successively. |
2 The faculty of the will, cannot actually will a Spiritual good without a spiritual power |
3 The corruption of the will, utterly indisposeth it to receive a spiritual power. |
⟨image 19⟩4 Though no force is offered to the faculty of the will, yet the corruption of the will must be removed by a holy violence: that so it may […] a spiritual power, and so put forth a spiritual act. | 377
Reasons of this are four. Because |
1 The corruption of the will, will not go away of it self. |
2 The Spirit of Grace that works upon the soul, drives out corruption as its contrary. |
3 By Converting Grace, the Dominion of sin is subdued. The unwilling will is made a willing will: The true meaning of that | 388
4 By it also Satan is cast out of the soul, he will not go away by entreaty |
5 How the plucking of the soul from sin, and drawing it to Christ, is accomplished. | […]
1 Satan's Commission is now called in by Christ. |
2 Satan's right and claim to the soul is taken from him. |
3 He is also put out of that possession he had in the soul.
BOOK VIII.
On John, 6. 44. None can come to me, but whom the Father draws. |
DOCT. God the Father by a holy kind of 〈…〉 plucks his out of their corruptions, and draws them to beleeve in Christ. | 349
This work of Attraction is a transient work; 〈…〉 both these, |
⟨image 18⟩1 Plucking from sin |
2 And drawing to Christ are handled together |
For Explication, six Particulars, |
The sorts of drawing two |
1 By moral Suasion |
2 By Physical (or internal) operation. |
This latter is meant here | 353
The proper Nature of this drawing, it's the motion or impression of the Spirit upon the Soul, not any habit in it, or act put forth by it, to 〈…〉 with the Spirit. | 355
The means how God works, and by wich he draws. |
These are four | 355
1 By a hook of Instruction, shewing a man that he is out of the way to Heaven. |
2 By the Cords of Love, shewing that Christ and Mercy are, |
1 Able to 〈…〉 him |
2 Willing to save him |
3 Are freely offered for that end |
4 The Lord waits to see when the sinner will come |
3 By the Iron Chains of Conscience |
1 Warning. |
2 Accusing. |
3 Condemning. |
4 By the hand of the Spirit himself. |
How the holy violence in drawing the Soul from sin to Christ, may be discerned, in four Conclusions: | 373
1 The will of man (as such) is a subject capable of sin and Grace successively. |
2 The faculty of the will, cannot actually will a Spiritual good without a spiritual power |
3 The corruption of the will, utterly indisposeth it to receive a spiritual power. |
⟨image 19⟩4 Though no force is offered to the faculty of the will, yet the corruption of the will must be removed by a holy violence: that so it may 〈…〉 a spiritual power, and so put forth a spiritual act. | 377
Reasons of this are four. Because |
1 The corruption of the will, will not go away of it self. |
2 The Spirit of Grace that works upon the soul, drives out corruption as its contrary. |
3 By Converting Grace, the Dominion of sin is subdued. The unwilling will is made a willing will: The true meaning of that | 388
4 By it also Satan is cast out of the soul, he will not go away by intreaty |
5 How the plucking of the soul from sin, and drawing it to Christ, is accomplished. | 〈…〉
1 Satans Commission is now called in by Christ. |
2 Satans right and claim to the soul is taken from him. |
3 He is also put out of that possession he had in the soul.
