The safety of appearing at the day of judgement, in the righteousness of Christ

I have not the inward call of the Gospel how can it be said then, that God calls me? I have indeed an external call; but God does not inwardly call me, and I wait for that.

Answer,

It is the outward call of the Gospel that gives men their warrant to believe: it is the written Word of God that bears us out in it: and you must not expect any other warrant but that: you must not expect ⟨p. 304⟩any new revelations to warrant your coming to Christ, 2 Pet. 1.19. we have also a more sure word of Prophecy: the inward call is nothing else but the opening of the ear to hear the outward call: the inward call is only that illumination of the mind whereby we see God calling of us in his word: the assuring us of the truth of the Gospel; the call of God in his Word is that, that gives men their encouragement to come to Christ: the Word of God is the ground of faith, Psal. 91.4. his Truth shall be thy shield and buckler: the design of the inward call is only to clear up the outward call; and satisfy the heart in that: the outward call evidences mens safety in coming, there is Gods testimony, and that is an evidence beyond exception, 1 Joh. 5.9. Gods call in his Word makes it your duty to believe, but that it would not do, if it did not give you a sufficient warrant to believe: the inward call helps us to read and understand our warrant: but it is the outward call that gives warrant to believe: the outward call is the foundation of saith,