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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.
Secondly, whether a man may be sure of his own Election, seeing election is an act from eternity. How can a man be sure of that which was done in Gods council before we had a being? Thirdly, by what discoveries may a man infallibly judge that he is elected.
Secondly, whether a man may be sure of his own Election, seeing election is an act from eternity. How can a man be sure of that which was done in Gods councel before we had a being? Thirdly, by what discoveries may a man infallibly judge that he is elected.
In the discussion of this Doctrine, I begin with the first, What election is?
Which that you may know, I shall lay down this brief description of it.
Election is an eternal decree or purpose of God, whereby he hath freely chosen out of the mass of mankind, a small eompany of men and women, that shall come to everlasting life and salvation by Jesus Christ. This is election.
Election is an eternal decree or purpose of God, whereby he hath freely chosen out of the mass of mankinde, a small eompany of men and women, that shall come to everlasting life and salvation by Jesus Christ. This is election.