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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.
Sixthly, Men that live and die in a continual spurning and opposition against the Gospel, and word of God powerfully preached, it is a dreadful sign they are not within the compass of Gods election. 1 John 4.5, 6. You are not of God, for you hear not his word. So John 12. He that heareth the word, is of God, but you hear not his word, therefore you are not of God. Therefore you belong not to him. But more pregnant to this purpose, is that place, Act. 13.46, 47, 48. It was necessary the word of God should first have been spoken to you, but seeing you put it from you, and judge your selves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles. Now compare this with vers 48. And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord, and as many as were ordained to eternal life, believed. The opposition lies thus: As many as God purposed to save, they glorified God for his word, and they rejoiced, and were glad in his word: but those that were not decreed to salvation, they put off from them the word of the Lord, they spurned at ⟨p. 179⟩it, and opposed it, and could not endure the word of the Lord. Therefore the Text saith, The Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and they raised up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coast. It was said to Amaziah, 2 Chron. 25.16. By this I know, that the Lord hath purposed to destroy thee, because thou hast not harkned to my counsel. Thus you see, the Scripture makes it the badge of a man, that doth not fall within the compass of Gods election, to bring him to life and glory, to live and die in opposition to the word of God.
Sixthly, Men that live and die in a continual spurning and opposition against the Gospel, and word of God powerfully preached, it is a dreadful sign they are not within the compass of Gods election. 1 John 4.5, 6. You are not of God, for you hear not his word. So