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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.
It is a wilful and deliberate act in a professor of Religion, whereby he doth not only fall from his profession; but he runs into a course of sin knowingly, against conscience; obstinately, against counsel; and maliciously, against Jesus Christ. This is briefly a description of this sin. Now I am persuaded there are many in the world that have professed Religion, that are, if not in this sin, yet at the very next door to it. And if a man be gone thus far, this is called in Scripture, a sin unto death; a sin, which if a man fall into, he may be sure he shall be damned. And thus I have in brief given you an account of these seven particulars, whereby every man may give a guess in his own thoughts, whether he be within the purpose of Gods election to salvation, or no.
It is a wilfull and deliberate act in a professor of Religion, whereby he doth not onely fall from his profession; but he runnes into a course of sinne knowingly, against conscience; obstinately, against counsell; and maliciously, against Jesus Christ. This is briefly a description of this sinne. Now I am perswaded there are many in the world that have professed Religion, that are, if not in this sinne, yet at the very next doore to it. And if a man be gone thus farre, this is called in Scripture, a sinne unto death; a sinne, which if a man fall into, he may be sure he shall be damned. And thus I have in briefe given you an account of these seven particulars, whereby every man may give a guesse in his own thoughts, whether he be within the purpose of Gods election to salvation, or no.
I have now, from this sad Doctrine, only a few comfortable positions to lay down, and so conclude. As,
I have now, from this sad Doctrine, onely a few comfortable positions to lay down, and so conclude. As,