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A treatise of effectual calling and election. In XVI. sermons, on 2 Pet. 1.10…
A treatise of effectual calling and election. In XVI. sermons, on 2 Pet. 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 Lawrence Jury, London.
London: printed for John Rothwell, 1653
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.
A first mistake is of the Pelagians; who hold this, that a man is able to call and convert himself. Now this opinion doth quite exclude and jostle out God from having any hand therein: they say, A Christian is able to call and convert himself, having only a general concurrence and assistance from God.
A first mistake is of the Pelagians; who hold this, that a man is able to call and convert himself. Now this opinion doth quite exclude and justle out God from having any hand therein: they say, A Christian is able to call and convert himself, having only a general concurrence and assistance from God.
2. Of the Arminians; and they hold this, That Effectual Calling consists only in moral persuasions, and may be resisted by the person that is thus called; and that a man being called into a state of grace, may fall from his Calling and fall from his grace, and so have no profit by his Calling at all; which is a most uncomfortable opinion; and surely God would never take this method in calling of his people.
2. Of the Arminians; and they hold this, That Effectual Calling consists only in moral perswasions, and may be resisted by the person that is thus called; and that a man being called into a state of grace, may fall from his Calling and fall from his grace, and so have no profit by his Calling at all; which is a most uncomfortable opinion; and surely God would never take this method in calling of his people.
3. That of the Papists; & they say, That God calls & ordains a sinner to glory, but it is upon the foresight of his good ⟨p. 28⟩