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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
3 Its a sad word to those that leave the ordinary way of Gods calling by the preaching of the word, and trust to raptures, revelations, inspirations, and extraordinary means for God to call them by: alas, they also are out of Gods ordinary way of calling; for God ordinarily takes this way to call a soul by the preaching of his word. Luke 15.22. When the Prodigal was effectually called home to his father, his father did not presently comfort him himself, but he sends his servants, and said, Go, take the best robe, and put it upon my Son; This son is a sinner, the father is God Almighty, the servants are the ministers: now God doth not his work by himself, but he leaves it to his Ministers; and they shall put on the ring and the garment; they shall be the instruments by the Ministry of the word to work grace in the heart. Hence 'tis that 1 Cor. 1.12. some are blamed that should say, I am of Paul, and I of Apollo, and I of Christ; Why, are men blamed for saying they are for Christ? Is that blame-worthy, to cry up Christ? No: the fault is not simply in advancing Christ, but the fault was this, so to cry up Christ, as to cry down duties, and cry down the use of Ministers, and the use of Ordinances, and therein they were too blame; because Christ would not immediately by revelations and raptures call any, but leaves the conversion and call of a sinner, to the ordinary way of preaching the word: and therefore a sad word it is to all out of Gods way of calling, that either have not the word, or if they have it, never care to enjoy it.
3 Its a sad word to those that leave the ordinary way of Gods calling by the preaching of the word, and trust to raptures, revelations, inspirations, and extraordniary means for God to call them by: alas, they also are out of Gods ordinary way of calling; for God ordinarily takes this way to call a soul by the preaching of his word. Luke 15.22. When the Prodigal was effectually called home to his father, his father did not presently comfort him himselfe, but he sends his servants, and said, Go, take the best robe, and put it upon my Sonne; This son is a sinner, the father is God Almighty, the servants are the ministers: now God doth not his work by himselfe, but he leaves it to his Ministers; and they shal put on the ring and the garment; they shal be the instruments by the Ministry of the word to work grace in the heart. Hence 'tis that