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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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And in the resolving of this, I shall answer it in the Negative. That God, in electing a certain number of men to life and salvation, did not do it upon the foresight of any good works he saw would be in them; whether Faith, Repentance, Sanctification, or any other grace. Indeed it is true, the Papists many of them do not grossly say that it was foresight of good works in general, but the foresight of faith only, and so the Arminians.
And in the resolving of this, I shall answer it in the Negative. That God, in electing a certain number of men to life and salvation, did not doe it upon the foresight of any good works he saw would be in them; whether Faith, Repentance, Sanctification, or any other grace. Indeed it is true, the Papists many of them doe not grosly say that it was foresight of good works in general, but the foresight of faith only, and so the Arminians.
But now, to overthrow this ungrounded opinion, First, I shall lay down Scriptures to confirm this, that God in electing of men to salvation, doth no• do it upon foresight of good works, and then lay down reasons; and after that take off those objections which seem to darken this truth.
But now, to overthrow this ungrounded opinion, First, I shall lay down Scriptures to confirm this, that God in electing of men to salvation, doth no• doe it upon foresight of good works, and then lay down reasons; and after that take off those objections which seem to darken this truth.
First, for the Scriptures that confirm this, we have Rom. 11.5. He hath saved a remnant according to the election of grace. Intimating, that the remnant that are saved, it is only of grace, not of foreseen works. So