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…

It is a strong ground, and of great power §3and efficacy to force the soul to come; for you may object, no man can believe, or should believe, and come of himself. I say so too; but how would you have the Spirit of Christ enable you to come? verily, it is by this call; and therefore, Jer. 3.22. when the Lord said, Return ye back-sliding children, they presently answered, Lord we come, the dead shall hear this voice of the Son of God, and live; John 5.25. thou saidst, Seek ye my face, my heart answered, Lord thy face will I seek. Oh iron, stony, Adamantine heart, that canst hear so sweet a voice as this word come, and yet not be overcome!

It is a strong ground, and of great power §3and efficacy to force the soule to come; for you may object, no man can believe, or should believe, and come of himself. I say so too; but how would you have the Spirit of Christ enable you to come? verily, it is by this call; and therefore, Ier. 3.22. when the Lord said, Returne ye back-sliding children, they presently answered, Lord we come, the dead shall heare this voyce of the Sonne of God, and live; Iohn 5.25. thou saidst, Seeke ye my face, my heart answered, Lord thy face will I seeke. Oh iron, stony, Adamantine heart, that canst heare so sweet a voyce as this word come, and yet not be overcome!

This call honours grace most, for what ⟨p. 238⟩§4more free then for the Lord to say, Come and take of the water of life freely? what more free, then for a rich man to require of his debtor only to receive so many thousands of him to pay his debts, & to set him up again? Verily brethren, as the Lord honours his grace by commanding us to come, so we honour it, when through the mighty power of the same call we do come.