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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
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Thirdly, should this be true, then Pauls golden chain should be broken. Rom. 8.30. Whom he did predestinate, them he calls; whom he calls, them he justifies; whom he justifies, them he glorifies. Now, should this chain break, that whom he elects, them he calls, whom he calls, them he justifies, and there cease (as the Papists hold) and men be after damned, then the great and many links would be lost, that whom he justifies, them he glorifies, and so bring an absurdity upon the Scripture thereby.
Thirdly, should this be true, then Pauls golden chaine should be broken. Rom. 8.30. Whom he did predestinate, them he calls; whom he calls, them he justifies; whom he justifies, them he glorifies. Now, should this chain break, that whom he elects, them he calls, whom he calls, them he justifies, and there cease (as the Papists hold) and men be after damned, then the great and many links would be lost, that whom he justifies, them he glorifies, and so bring an absurdity upon the Scripture thereby.
Now to answer some texts of Scripture they abuse, (which at first view you would think very plausible) to maintain, that a man may be an elect man, and brought into Christ, yet afterward damned. The first is, John 6.70. Have not I chosen ⟨p. 227⟩twelve, and one of them is a devil? Now say they, there were twelve chosen, or elected, and one of them is a devil, did perish, intimating, that men may be elected, yet perish for all this. To which I answer.
Now to answer some texts of Scripture they abuse, (which at first view you would think very plausible) to maintain, that a man may be an elect man, and brought into Christ, yet afterward damned. The first is,