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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, when God doth give up men to strong delusions, not only to believe lies themselves, but to teach lies to seduce others, when the Lord leaves them to live and die in that estate, the Scripture makes it an argument of them that are not chosen by God to life and glory. You shall read therefore in that great delusion of Antichrist, 2 Thes. 2.10, 11, 12. God gave them up to strong delusions, to believe lies, that all might be damned, that believe not the truth? It is made a brand of damnation, ⟨p. 178⟩when God shall give them over to believe lies. Though a godly man may die in a corrupt opinion, for every error is not a badge of damnation; but errors that are fundamental, that strike at the foundation of Religion, wherein men run so far, as never to repent of their error; that, the Scripture makes the badge of a man, whose soul is in a world of danger. Read that Text, 2. Pet. 2.1, 2, 3. There were false Prophets among the people, like as their shall be false teachers among you. And who are they? vers. 2. They shall deny the Lord that bought them, they shall bring in damnable heresies. (Every error is not an heresy,) but these men shall bring in damnable heresies, and many shall follow their pernicious ways. Now what is their censure? whose judgement now of a long time lingers not, and their damnation slumbers not. Their damnation was not asleep, but for a long time damnation did attend them, and they were in danger of it. So that, beloved, it is great danger for men to be patrons of error, especially when they are gross and palpable; and when in Scripture language they may be called damnable heresies. It is an argument, if men live and die thus, that they are not within the purpose of Gods Counsel to do them good.
Fifthly, when God doth give up men to strong delusions, not only to believe lies themselves, but to teach lies to seduce others, when the Lord leaves them to live and die in that estate, the Scripture makes it an argument of them that are not chosen by God to life and glory. You shall read therefore in that great delusion of Antichrist, 2 Thes. 2.10, 11, 12. God gave them up to strong delusions, to believe lies, that all might be damned, that believe not the truth? It is made a brand of damnation,