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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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First, That the servants of God of old time, th•y had rather choose poverty and persecution with the people of God, then to enjoy the vanities and profits of this world with wicked men. And this was Moses's choice, Heb. 11.24 25. Moses when he came to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaohs Daughter; c•usi•g rather t• suffer affliction with the people of God, then to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; esteeming the reproach of Christ better then all the riches of Egypt. Moses, when he came to years; it was no childish act, but an act of deliberation; and it was no constrained act, but Moses choice rather, it was an act of his own choice, rather to have affliction with the people of God, then to enjoy the pleasure of sin for a season. It was spoken of Mr. Philpot his being in the Cole-house at Windsor, a dismal and dark place. Saith one, I had rather be with Philpot in the Cole-house, then be with Bonner in his Palace. And being asked, why? the one being so dismal, the other so beautiful? saith he, the reason is, because Boners conscience makes his Palace a coal-house; but Philpots God, and Philpots Christ makes his coal-house a Palace. And Beloved, this is a truth; though a man should be a beggar, if he be rich in faith, he is the happiest man in the world. Though a man should beg his bread from door to door, if he can beg Christ and have it, and beg grace and have it; he is the richest man upon earth. This therefore is my first answer, that the servants of God, had rather choose afflictions with the people of God, then have pleasures with wicked men.
First, That the servants of God of old time, th•y had rather chuse poverty and persecution with the people of God, then to enjoy the vanities and profits of this world with wicked men. And this was Moses's choice, Heb. 11.24 25. Moses when he came to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaohs Daughter; c•usi•g rather t• suffer a•fliction with the people of God, then to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; esteeming the reproach of Christ better then all the riches of Aegypt. Moses, when he came to years; it was no childish act, but an act of deliberation; and it was no constrained act, but Moses choice rather, it was an act of his own choice, rather to have affliction with the people of God, then to enjoy the pleasure of sin for a season. It was spoken of Mr. Philpot his being in the Cole-house at Windsor, a dismal and dark place. Saith one, I had rather be with Philpot in the Cole-house, then be with Bonner in his Palace. And being asked, why? the one being so dismal, the other so beautiful? saith he, the reason is, because Bonners conscience makes his Palace a cole-house; but Philpots God, and Philpots Christ makes his cole-house a Palace. And Beloved, this is a truth; though a man should be a beggar, if he be rich in faith, he is the happiest man in the world. Though a man should beg his bread from door to door, if he can beg Christ and have it, and beg grace and have it; he is the richest man upon earth. This therefore is my first answer, that the servants of God, had rather chuse afflictions with the people of God, then have pleasures with wicked men.