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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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Fifthly, Wherein appears the difference between that man that hath assurance of his effectual calling upon good ground, and between those men that only have presumptuous persuasions of their effectual c•lling, when they are not? Beloved, this question is worthy the discussion; and to resolve it, I shall lay down nine or ten differences; As
Fiftly, VVherein appears the difference between that man that hath assurance of his effectual calling upon good ground, and between those men that onely have presumptuous perswasions of their effectual c•lling, when they are not? Beloved, this question is worthy the discussion; and to resolve it, I shall lay down nine or ten differences; As
First, That man that hath sound and true assurance of his effectual calling, he is very careful to take heed of s•n, that so he might not eclipse his comforts, or lose his assurance. He is careful (I say) to free his heart from sin as much as may be, as considering, that though he cannot sin away his soul, he may sin away hi• comforts; though he cannot sin away his salvation, he may sin away his consolation. A man that hath this assurance, he knows the worth of assurance, and he knows how soon it i• lost, and how hardly it is gained; and that makes him very tender of sin, 2 Cor. 7.1. Having these Promises, let us cleanse our selves. When a godly man knows that God is his God, (For that's the Promise spoken of in the verse before) knowing that he belongs to God, and the Promises belong to him; he knowing this, it makes him cleanse himself from all filthiness, both of flesh and spirit; that he keep no sin in the spirit, nor no sin in the body. A man that hath assurance, it makes him very t•nder of every sin: But now, a man that hath presumptuous persuasions of his own goodness, his persuasions will make him more bold, and more venturous to run into sin, he will make no bones of sin, and he cares not for falling into one sin to day, and another sin to morrow, and commi wickedness day after day; he is bold and venturous upon every sin.