Of Eletlion. c H A P. IV. Effif1ual Calling the fruit of Elef1ion -Grace.. ltis alfo the Foundation of all the foltowing AfJr of Graa. The Calling of the El~{} different from the commo!z Wor~of Calling that p.1[Jer upon oth rs, who are not ft· ua!ly faved. The difference between them not only in Drpm, but i1 Kind, in whit that differer:ce of Ki!'1 C;Jn_(iffr. a!Jmg according to the Purpofe ofEteUioiJ io a worA of that excellence for Kind above atL other; t~at God is engaged to carry it on to Per[efJion. This Mani[P~ed fr om the Special, and Vnt"hang t'ahte Lov~ ofGod roward tu, which produces in 'uJ" that Good and perfeCI Worft I PET.V.I~. Wbo hatb Called Vs. ' I i M' Y former Difcourfe of Gods being a God of Gr•ce, and a God ofall Grace bath run mofily upon what God is in liis own hear t, m hi; Pur– pofes, in !liS tiJDughiJ (ao the Propbet) IDwardJ liS, and in h1s 11atur~ made over to us by !Jis Gract·, but thefe hav'"& been 11idden within himfelf (although the foul/d,Jtion of all, 2 Tzm. ~. 19.) tt ts hts Calli11f. us; that is, r. The lid\ outward efE·ct or fruit 0 ' that ht> Grace. 2. APd the firfl: mani!'efl: token, or vifible marking forth the Perfons whom tliisGracc hath pitcht upon. >· And thereby farrher made by God as a Pledge, G, gc. and br~efl: that he will carry them on, continue that Grace, and perfect that his Work begun in them; . . My purpofe is is not at all to engraft large Common·place Hoods ·on this O( any other of the words, as not to inlill on what fffedual Calling_or what that Glory is, or how great it is, he call.s us uriro ; but punctually ro keep to thi' Sc0pe, how each and all of thefe words hav-e that in them as dot(l cunduce to fl:rengthen our Faith in this greu Point of Perfeverance, and the eri: gagementthat God bath hereby both put and taken upon hirillcll to carry us througt; to the tnd. Tbrre are Five things here in this p~rcel of words, [Who bath ciilled us in~ tohu Eurnat Glory J that ao ex.Ctly ferve to confirm our Fa~th in this great Point. The i. Is, Thadie hath Called, tllerein Working a work offuch a k.ind,' as his Grace that wrought it is interrdfed h;,carry it on, The eff· d , of which is t!nt the God of Grace, when he .c:tlls out of Grace,_worketh fuel~ a Kind of ·work as ihe fame Graccdoth engage him to perfect it, ii i~ cwhoj :np ~ Chap. 4 · ~
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