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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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2. The second delusion, whereby the devil makes men think they are elected by God, is drawn from their external vocation; that they are not only civilized, and moralized ones, but they find the power of the word to call them; and upon this vocation they bottom the hopes of their election. And they have Scripture for it, Rom. 8.30. Whom God predestinates he calls. Now God hath called them by the word, and they have found the word come with power upon their conscience, to reform the evils of their life. (And the power of ⟨p. 252⟩vocation they deem higher (as indeed it is) then the power of education, or natural temper;) and therefore, think they, I having vocation, this is an evidence to me of my election. To this delusion I shall only say two things, by way of answer.
2. The second delusion, whereby the divel makes men think they are elected by God, is drawn from their externall vocation; that they are not onely civilized, and moralized ones, but they finde the power of the word to call them; and upon this vocation they bottom the hopes of their election. And they have Scripture for it, Rom. 8.30. Whom God predestinates he calls. Now God hath called them by the word, and they have found the word come with power upon their conscience, to reforme the evils of their life. (And the power of ⟨p. 252⟩vocation they deem higher (as indeed it is) then the power of education, or naturall temper;) and therefore, think they, I having vocation, this is an evidence to me of my election. To this delusion I shall only say two things, by way of answer.
First, it is true indeed, the Scripture saith, all whom God predestinates, he calls; but the Scripture doth not say, that all whom he calls, he predestinates. No man that God appoints to life, but before he dies, God will call him by the word; but God doth not say any where, that those whom he calls, them he did predestinate to life.