The truly blessed man

and we therefore call them special, both because they are restrained to these Subjects, and also because they are the fruits of his everlasting love, which he bare to them before the world was, and the displays of it to them in the Works of Efficiency; and this is the mercy we have under our present consideration: concerning which mercy we may observe both the benefits that belong to it, and the mercy discovered in them.

1. Touching the benefits that belong to it, they are all those things which are, by the Spirit of God, made serviceable to the bringing them to, and possessing them of eternal Salvation. And here let us observe,

1. Touching the benefits that belong to it, they are all those things which are, by the Spirit of God, made servicable to the bringing them to, and possessing them of eternal Salvation. And here let us observe,

1. There are those benefits whereby they are brought into the New Covenant, and entitled to Salvation. These are the first special fruits of Election, breaking ⟨p. 557⟩out in Effectual Vocation, Rom. 8.29 And hitherto belong those great works of Faith and Repentance, which are wrought in them by the Spirit of God, by which they are made to turn from sin to God, and •rom all other trust to rely upon Christ alone, according to the terms of the Gospel, and these are accompanied with Justification and Adoption, by which they are discharged from Condemnation, and entitled to li•e, and made heirs of God, and coheirs with Christ, and so have a right to all the good laid up in the promise, and these are not not common favours, 2 Cor. 1.26 Not many wise, &c.