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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.
Secondly, They apprehend that those that are effectually called, they have this to accompany their calling, that they are brought out of a state of ignorance into a state of knowledge, out of a state of darkness into a state of light; hence they will urge this against themselves, 1 Pet. 2.9. Ye are to show forth the praises of him, who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light. And Acts 26.18. He sent forth his Word to call them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God. Now saith the poor soul, Alas, I do not find this concomitant to be in my heart, I do not find this marvellous light the Scripture here speaks of, 2 Cor. 4 6. Alas, my heart is ⟨p. 122⟩like a dungeon of darkness, and like a house that hath no inlets, no windows to let in the Sun-shine of the Gospel upon it: and many times this gravelleth many a godly mind. Now to those that make this doubt, I shall only speak two or three things to take it off.
Secondly, They apprehend that those that are effectually called, they have this to accompany their calling, that they are brought out of a state of ignorance into a state of knowledge, out of a state of darknesse into a state of light; hence they will urge this against themselves, 1 Pet. 2.9. Ye are to shew forth the praises of him, who hath call'd you out of darknesse into his marvellous light. And Acts 26.18. He sent forth his Word to call them from darknesse to light, and from the power of Satan unto God. Now saith the poor soul, Alas, I do not finde this concomitant to be in my heart, I do not finde this marvellous light the Scripture here speaks of, 2 Cor. 4 6. Alas, my heart is ⟨p. 122⟩like a dungeon of darknesse, and like a house that hath no inlets, no windows to let in the Sun-shine of the Gospel upon it: and many times this gravelleth many a godly minde. Now to those that make this doubt, I shall onely speak two or three things to take it off.