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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.
Thirdly, take this for thy dread, that thou wilt be thrown into hell before thou art aware. It is the speech of Mr. Bolton. That man that takes up a false persuasion of his effectual calling, when he is not, he is like unto a man that is in a pleasant dream, who dreams he is a King, and hath a Kingdom, and hath Treasures full of Silver and Gold; yet when he awakes, behold the man hath nothing. He compares him likewise to a man that is asleep upon the Mast of a Ship; he is in a golden dream, and dreams of Kingdoms, and of thousands which he hath, and happily in a moment the wind ariseth, the ship is tossed upon the waves, and the man is tumbled into the Ocean and drowned. It is so with many men, who nourish golden dreams and hopes that heaven is theirs, and Christ theirs; when as (alas) they are tumbled and thrown into hell, before they are aware. And this should be a dreadful meditation to thy heart, that harbourest presumptuous persuasions of thy effectual calling, when thou art not.
Thirdly, take this for thy dread, that thou wilt be thrown into hell before thou art aware. It is the speech of Mr. Bolton. That man that takes up a false perswasion of his effectual calling, when he is not, he is like unto a man that is in a pleasant dream, who dreames he is a King, and hath a Kingdome, and hath Treasures full of Silver and Gold; yet when he awakes, behold the man hath nothing. He compares him likewise to a man that is asleep upon the Mast of a Ship; he is in a golden dream, and dreams of Kingdoms, and of thousands which he hath, and happily in a moment the wind ariseth, the ship is tossed upon the waves, and the man is tumbled into the Ocean and drowned. It is so with many men, who nourish golden dreames and hopes that heaven is theirs, and Christ theirs; when as (alas) they are tumbled and thrown into hell, before they are aware. And this should be a dreadful meditation to thy heart, that harbourest presumptuous perswasions of thy effectual calling, when thou art not.
Thus I have done in eleven Sermons with this Doctrine, touching effectual calling. I pass now to the third and last point, drawn from these word: and that is,