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A Divine Cordial
A divine cordial, or, The transcendent privilege of those that love God and are savingly called published by Thomas Watson ...A divine cordial, or, The transcendent priviledge of those that love God and are savingly called published by Thomas Watson ...
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1663
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.
SECT. VI. Showing the end of Effectual Calling.
SECT. VI. Shewing the end of Effectual Calling.
6. The end of our Heavenly Calling, and that is the honour of the High God, ⟨p. 157⟩Eph. 1 12. That we should be to the praise of his glory. He that is in the state of nature, is no more fit to honour God, then a Brute is to put forth acts of Reason. A man before conversion continually reflects dishonour upon God. As black vapours which arise out of Fenny Moorish grounds do cloud and darken the Sun. So out of the natural mans heart arise black vapours of sin, which cast a cloud upon Gods glory. The sinner is versed in Treason, but understands nothing of Loyalty to the King of Heaven. I, but there are some whom the lot of Free-grace falls upon, and these shall be taken as Jewels from among the Rubbish, and be effectually called, that they may lift up Gods name and honour in the world. The Lord will have some in all Ages, who shall oppose the corruptions of the times, bear witness to his truths convert sinners from the error of their ways: He will have his Worthies, as King David had. They who have been Monuments of Gods mercies, will be Trumpets of his praise.
6. THe end of our Heavenly Calling, and that is the honour of the High God, ⟨p. 157⟩Eph. 1 12. That we should be to the praise of his glory. He that is in the state of nature, is no more fit to honour God, then a Bruit is to put forth acts of Reason. A man before conversion continually reflects dishonour upon God. As black vapours which arise out of Fenny Moorish grounds do cloud and darken the Sun. So out of the natural mans heart arise black vapours of sin, which cast a cloud upon Gods glory. The sinner is versed in Treason, but understands nothing of Loyalty to the King of Heaven. I, but there are some whom the lot of Free-grace falls upon, and these shall be taken as Jewels from among the Rubbish, and be effectually called, that they may lift up Gods name and honour in the world. The Lord will have some in all Ages, who shal oppose the corruptions of the times, bear witness to his truths convert sinners from the errour of their ways: He will have his Worthies, as King David had. They who have been Monuments of Gods mercies, will be Trumpets of his praise.