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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.
I shall now change my discourse, and turn my speech to a second sort of men, and to them I shall lay down ten consolatory conclusions, for the comfort of you that are the called of Jesus Christ. And here, before I lay these down, I shall first show you what need there is that Ministers should preach comfortably to you that are effectually called. Because first, after you are called effectually, you are more exposed to meet with persecutions from men. Secondly, Temptations from the Devil. Thirdly, The stronger strugglings of corruptions from within, then ever you were before; therefore you had need of comfort.
I shal now change my discourse, and turn my speech to a second sort of men, and to them I shal lay down ten consolatory conclusions, for the comfort of you that are the called of Jesus Christ. And here, before I lay these down, I shal first shew you what need there is that Ministers should preach comfortably to you that are effectually called. Because first, after you are called effectually, you are more exposed to meet with persecutions from men. Secondly, Temptations from the Devil. Thirdly, The stronger struglings of corruptions from within, then ever you were before; therefore you had need of comfort.
1. I say, After calling you are more exposed to meet with persecutions from men then ever you were before. Heb. 10.32 ⟨p. 52⟩33. Call to remembrance the former days, in which after you were illuminated, you endured a sore fight of affliction, partly by being reproached, and made a gazing-stock, &c. They endured nothing before, but after they were enlightened, they endured a great fight of Affliction: had not you therefore need of comfort?
1. I say, After calling you are more exposed to meet with persecutions from men then ever you were before.