The sound believer, or, A treatise of evangelical conversion discovering the work of Christs…The sound beleever, or, A treatise of evangelicall conversion discovering the work of Christs…

Before I open this particularly, give me leave to premise some general considerations; Faith is the complement of effectual vocation, which begins in Gods call, and ⟨p. 157⟩ends in this answer to that call; the Lord prevents a poor humbled soul, with his call, either not knowing how, or not able, or not daring to come; and then the soul comes, and hence men called, and believing are all one, Rom. 9.24. with 33. Many a wounded sinner will be scrambling after Christ from some general reports of him, before the day and hour of Gods glorious and gracious call. Now for any to receive Christ, or come to Christ, before he is called, is presumption; to refuse Christ when called, is rebellion; to come and receive when called, is properly and formally Faith, and that which the Scripture stiles, the obedience of Faith, Rom. 1.5. And now Christ at this instant is fully and freely given, on Gods part, when really and freely come unto and taken on our part.

Before I open this particularly, give me leave to premise some generall considerations; Faith is the complement of effectuall vocation, which begins in Gods call, and ⟨p. 157⟩ends in this answer to that call; the Lord prevents a poore humbled soule, with his call, either not knowing how, or not able, or not daring to come; and then the soule comes, and hence men called, and beleeving are all one, Rom. 9.24. with 33. Many a wounded sinner will be scrambling after Christ from some generall reports of him, before the day and houre of Gods glorious and gracious call. Now for any to receive Christ, or come to Christ, before he is called, is presumption; to refuse Christ when called, is rebellion; to come and receive when called, is properly and formally Faith, and that which the Scripture stiles, the obedience of Faith, Rom. 1.5. And now Christ at this instant is fully and freely given, on Gods part, when really and freely come unto and taken on our part.