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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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Thirdly, suppose this should be taken for granted, that God had decreed to damn thee for me; that God in his purpose had appointed he would not save us; yet God, as a Creator, deserves thy service. God, as a Creator, may lay claim to thy duties. Though God should condemn us, yet he making us, deserves obedience, and deserves duties of thankfulness from us. And therefore, under this notion only, though no other consideration be looked after, this should engage you to righteous living; and this should engage you in a way of duties, though he never save you. Adam, though he never should ⟨p. 199⟩come to heaven, being in innocency, yet being made and created by God, was engaged to live a holy life. And so it is with every man alive, as we are creatures, and have a being from God, and the comforts of this life from God, all this doth oblige us to a course of obedience, and righteous living toward God, though he should throw us into hell, when we have done. And thus much for resolving the fourth Query, that the decree of God touching mans election to life, doth no way give encouragement to men to live as they list, upon the forementioned grounds. I now pass to the fifth Query.
Thirdly, suppose this should be taken for granted, that God had decreed to damn thee for me; that God in his purpose had appointed he would not save us; yet God, as a Creator, deserves thy service. God, as a Creator, may lay claim to thy duties. Though God should condemn us, yet he making us, deserves obedience, and deserves duties of thankfulnesse from us. And therefore, under this notion onely, though no other consideration be looked after, this should engage you to righteous living; and this should engage you in a way of duties, though he never save you. Adam, though he never should ⟨p. 199⟩come to heaven, being in innocency, yet being made and created by God, was engaged to live a holy life. And so it is with every man alive, as we are creatures, and have a being from God, and the comfo•ts of this life from God, all this doth oblige us to a course of obedience, and righteous liv•ng toward God, though he should throw us into hell, when we have done. And thus much for resolving the fourth Quere, that the decree of God touching mans election to life, doth no way give encouragement to men to live as they list, upon the forementioned grounds. I now passe to the fifth Quere.