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A treatise of effectual calling and election In XVI. sermons, on 2 Peter 1.10.…
A treatise of effectual calling and election In XVI. sermons, on 2 Peter 1.10. Wherein a Christian may discern, whether yet he be effectually called and elected. And what course he ought to take that he may attain the assurance thereof. Preached by that faithful servant of Christ, Mr. Christopher Love, late minister of Laurence Jury, London.A treatise of effectual calling and election In XVI. sermons, on 2 Peter 1.10. Wherein a Christian may discern, whether yet he be effectually called and elected. And what course he ought to take that he may attain the assurance thereof. Preached by that faithfull servant of Christ, Mr. Christopher Love, late minister of Laurence Jury, London.
London: printed for John Rothwell, 1655
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4. It's said of Effectual Calling, that it is from the Dominion of sin; but External Calling is only from the external ⟨p. 22⟩acts of sin. Indeed by an external calling the word may have that power over a man, as to restrain and keep in the visible and external actings of sin, but it no way works upon the inclination to take off the affection from sin: whereas the effectual Calling works upon the heart, and works to the subduing and destroying of the power of sin, as well as the actings of it.
4. It's said of Eff•ctual Calling, that it is from the Dominion of sin; but External Calling is onely from the external ⟨p. 22⟩acts of sin. Indeed by an external calling the word may have that power over a man, as to restrain and keep in the vis•ble and external actings of sin, but it no way works upon the inclination to take off the affection from sin: whereas the effectual Calling works upon the heart, and works to the subduing and destroying of the power of sin, as well as the actings of it.
Secondly, Why doth God require, that we should put forth such great diligence in making sure that we are effectually called, by the Spirit of Jesus Christ in the Gospel? There are three Reasons why this should be?
1First, Because there are many professing the Gospel, that do harbour ungrounded persuasions that they are effectually called, when they are not▪ Now if any men be deceived, why may not you? And if any are apt to be deceived about this matter, have not you great cause to be diligent, lest you are deceived also? The Jews of old, they boasted of their Calling; and said, We have Abraham to our father: but Christ confutes that; If you were Abraham's children (saith he) you would do the works of Abraham: but you seek to kill me, which Abraham did not. But then they go higher,