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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.
THE Doctrine I am yet upon is this, That Christians ought to put forth a great deal of diligence to make this sure to their souls, that they are effectually called by Jesus Christ. In the managing of which I came to an use of direction, to those who are assured of their effectual calling, and to them I gave three directions. First, That you would rightly manage your assurance. Secondly, Carefully preserve your assurance. Thirdly, Daily improve your assurance; the last of which I have yet to handle. And touching this third direction, daily to improve your assurance, I shall give you but three heads; which if you make use of, you may every day improve your assurance, and bring it from a little to a great measure, As
THE Doctrine I am yet upon is this, That Christians ought to put forth a great deal of diligence to make this sure to their soules, that they are effectually called by Jesus Christ. In the managing of which I came to an use of direction, to those who are assured of their effectual calling, and to them I gave three directions. First, That you would rightly manage your assurance. Secondly, Carefully preserve your assurance. Thirdly, Daily improve your assurance; the last of which I have yet to handle. And touching this third direction, daily to improve your assurance, I shall give you but three heads; which if you make use of, you may every day improve your assurance, and bring it from a little to a great measure, As
First, In case you would do this, improve your graces. The more you increase in grace, the more you will grow in comfort. Grace and comfort, they are two Twins, that the more one grows, the better the other thrives. Hence you ⟨p. 147⟩read, that in the salutation of every Epistle, the Apostle puts both together, Grace, mercy, and peace be multiplied to you in Christ Jesus, 1 Cor. 1.3. There the Apostle makes the multiplying of grace to be the multiplying of peace. The more you multiply and grow in grace, the more you will increase peace, inward peace of conscience: they are both joined together. You have a passage,