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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.
And thus you see in these several Sermons, I have finished the Doctrines of Effectual Vocation, and Eternal Election. I will now a little illustrate the point, by laying down •en Propositions, which will serve to clear the Doctrine of Election in many points about it, and so conclude.
First, That all men are not the objects of Gods election, or of Gods choice. And this proposition doth confute the opinion of Origen. Origen was of this mind, that all mankind should be saved, nay, the very devils themselves, they should all be saved by Christ. A most groundless and unheard of opinion; for all men are not elected to salvation. Jude tells us in his Epistle, there were some of old ordained to condemnation; and if so, surely they could not fall within the compass of Gods election, 1 Thes. 5.9. There are some ordained to wrath; but we are not amongst them, saith the Apostle, but we are ordained to obtain salvation by Jesus Christ. All are not objects of Gods election to life.
First, That all men are not the objects of Gods election, or of Gods choice. And this proposition doth confute the opinion of Origen. Origen was of this minde, that all mankind should be saved, nay, the very devils themselves, they should all be saved by Christ. A most groundlesse and unheard of opinion; for all men are not elected to salvation. Jude tels us in his Epistle, there were some of old ordained to condemnation; and if so, surely they could not fall within the compass of Gods election, 1 Thes. 5.9. There are some ordained to wrath; but we are not amongst them, saith the Apostle, but we are ordained to obain salvation by Jesus Christ. All are not objects of Gods election to life.