The application of redemption

Word, Prayer, Preaching, Sacraments; these are […] weak in themselves, yet are they mighty through God, to bring in the souls of men in obedience to the Lord. Thus I have done with the Explication of this general Conclusion (together with the particular Propositions contained in it) that God himself (the Father through Christ by his Spirit) by an Almighty Power is the Principal Cause, and the Ministry of the Word the Instrumental Cause of the Application of all saving good. Let me ad some Uses that flow from […].

Word, Prayer, Preaching, Sacraments; these are 〈…〉 weak in themselves, yet are they mighty through God, to bring in the souls of men in obedience to the Lord. Thus I have done with the Explication of this general Conclusion (together with the particular Propositions contained in it) that God himself (the Father through Christ by his Spirit) by an Almighty Power is the Principal Cause, and the Ministry of the Word the Instrumental Cause of the Application of all saving good. Let me ad some Uses that flow from 〈…〉.

Information, in Two things. First, Hence we¹ learn, That the […] of the work of Gods Grace §1upon the souls of his Servants is not done by moral persuasion, that's Pelagianism, and Arminianism; they require no more to the conversion of a sinner, but mere persuasion, the Promises of Grace must be pressed, the excellency and glory of Christ discovered, and that say they is all that is needful, lay but these before a man, and he hath power to embrace and receive them if he will. It is a false conceit; If that Power that raised up Christ from the dead, must be put forth for the bringing home of a soul to God, then there must be more than moral persuasion, which only stirs up, and draws out that ability that is within us. Men may come dead, and sit so, and return so and be never the better for all the Ordinances and means of Grace, if they have no more than them,