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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 have now a word to those men that live in the want of this assurance, who happily have in times past had some glimmering, ⟨p. 150⟩and some dim sight of comfort, touching their everlasting estate, and yet are now much clouded and eclipsed in their comforts, or have lost the comforts they once h•d, what they should do to recover it. And to these I •hall by way of direction speak only four things.
I have now a word to those men that live in the want of this assurance, who happily have in times past had some glimmering, ⟨p. 150⟩and some dimme sight of comfort, touching their everlasting estate, and yet are now much clouded and eclipsed in their comforts, or have lost the comforts they once h•d, what they should do to recover it. And to these I •hall by way of direction speak onely four things.
First, That you would set upon searching work. Secondly, Upon humbling work. Thirdly, Upon praying work. And fourthly, that you would set upon meditating work: These four helps will through Gods blessing be very conducible to restore your wonted comforts to you.
First, My counsel shall be to you, that you would set upon searching and examining work. When you have lost any thing, the first thing you do is to look after it, where you have lost it, that you may find it again. If you have lost this precious Jewel of assurance, be thus wise for your selves; O set upon seeking and searching work. The Scripture gives you this hint,