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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.
2. After God hath put a light into the soul, to make you see the sin fullness of sin; then 2. God fastens these thoughts on the soul, to make you sensible of the great misery that your sins have brought you into; to cry out with Paul, Rom. 7.24. Wretched man that I am, who shall deliver me from this body of death? There Paul cries out of his wretchedness and misery, by reason of that body of death, the sinfulness of his nature, which he confesses did as much trouble him, ⟨p. 31⟩as if a dead body should be tied to his living body; alluding to the custom of the Romans, in punishing notorious Malefactors, which he takes to be a most grievous punishment. Why Beloved, have you ever seen this? did you ever see that misery that sin brought upon you? that sin did devest you of righteousness, did rob you of your God, banish you from his presence, entitle you to hell and make you objects of his wrath? Now were you sensible of this misery? this is Gods method, to make you see your misery by reason of sin.
2. After God hath put a light into the soul, to make you see the sin fulnesse of sin; then 2. God fastens these thoughts on the soul, to make you sensible of the great misery that your sins have brought you into; to cry out with Paul, Rom. 7.24. Wretched man that I am, who shall deliver me from this body of death? There Paul cryes out of his wretchednesse and misery, by reason of that body of death, the sinfulnesse of his nature, which he confesses did as much trouble him, ⟨p. 31⟩as if a dead body should be tyed to his living body; alluding to the custome of the Romans, in punishing notorious Malefactors, which he takes to be a most grievous punishment. Why Beloved, have you ever seen this? did you ever see that misery that sin brought upon you? that sin did devest you of righteousnesse, did rob you of your God, banish you from his presence, intitle you to hell and make you objects of his wrath? Now were you sensible of this misery? this is Gods method, to make you see your misery by reason of sin.