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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.
Thirdly, a third ground from whence doubts arise in called ones, is from some seeming defects they apprehend to be in the concomitants that accompany, or in the effects that should follow effectual calling: and this makes them fear, that sure they are not effectually called. I will name to you three or four.
First, (saith a doubting Christian) I do hear in Scripture what effects will follow, and what will accompany a man effectually called, and I find them not wrought in my soul. As now first. I apprehend that when a man is effectually called, he shall be enabled by God to call upon him in prayer: I find in Scripture, 1 Cor. 1.2. That all that are called to be Saints, they shall call upon the Lord in every place; but alas, woe is me, I do not find this in my soul. I find I have a dull, dead, listless, unpraying heart all the days of my life; and therefore I doubt whether I am effectually called or no. Now to this I shall lay down three things for answer.
First, (saith a doubting Christian) I do hear in Scripture what effects will follow, and what will accompany a man effectually called, and I find them not wrought in my soul. As now first. I apprehend that when a man is effectually called, he shall be inabled by God to call upon him in prayer: I finde in Scripture, 1 Cor. 1.2. That all that are called to be Saints, they shall call upon the Lord in every place; but alas, wo is me, I do not find this in my soul. I find I have a dull, dead, listlesse, unpraying heart all the dayes of my life; and therefore I doubt whether I am effectually called or no. Now to this I shall lay down three things for answer.