Of EfeClion. :2 69 --------~~--~~~-------------- then draw11 by the Fathe~ u11ta ]e[H4 Chrifl; we are then coapprehmded by "'-.~\./) Je[H& ( brifl, P hi!. 3· n. and have all blellings m Ghnll eflared upon us for Chap. '1· ever, to be given forrh as need is, and as the time appointed by the Fatbtr v-v--..; comes to give them forth unto Eternity: And therefore, God that bath done this in faithfulnefs after fa long a time iince his Covenant with Chrill, will perform itto the end. For faithjitl :s ht, (!le, and Chnll hves and fees to it to fee ~his done, and calls upon him for it. You may find all this mail lively fer limb ·~)o;€bri!): himfelf,. in John '7: at a time when he was within lefs than a days fpacc to offer up htmfelf by dymg, when 11 IS he leaves belund htm (and 'tis now upon Record) with his Father, what he expeCled to be performed by him in Anfwer unto his end and Covenant in dying; there you find Chrill telling his Father, firll that thole his Difciples, whom he had from Everlalling given him, had been Converted and eJfcClually Called; Vtr[e 6. I have mamf e[ltd thy.Name 1mto the men thou gavtft me out of tht World; thi11e they wtre, a.11d thott gavefl them me, Verfe 7· Now they have known that all thi11gs whatfoevtr_thou hafl given me, are of thu: Verfe 8. For I have givtv unto them the words which thou gavejl me, and they have received them, lmd have known fur.e/y that I came out from thee, and they have 6elieved that t'hou hafl[e11t mt: And then he commits them to him at his farewcl, and as his Farewel, Verjn 1. I am 110 mort in thi& World, but tht{t are in the World: ./lnd now I commit them ttuto thee; Holy Father, keep them through thy Namt. Whitjl I Wl/4 in the World I ktpt them itt thy Name: Thofe whom thou gaveflmt I havelupt, andtJotuislofl. And Ver[e2o. Neither pray I for theje alone, b11t f or them alfo which jha!l believe 011 mt through thtir words. This is Chrill's la!l Prayer at his death; it was the terms upon which he offered up himfelf , and it is made for all who fhould believe and be called, and it is you fee, That theyfhould h lupt. He trulls his Father with them, and thofe thereafter to come in, to call and preferve them, and he prayeth thefe things in the preintuition of, and as forefeeing their Temptations, Verf. 15. IpraynotthtJtthoujhoutdejltakethem out of tht World, but from tht tvil; as if he had faid; they are to live to ferve thee yet in the World, only preferve them from what ever evil it is their Lot to conlliCl withal; and rather than they fhi>uld not bekept from the evil, even take them out of the World. Thefe things having been thus tranfalted between God and Chrill, therefore God, the God of all Grace, now when Chrifl is gone to Heaven, both did then, and will be fure to perform all this exaCll y, according to Chrills word , and the full Tenure of this his Prayer; and as he did keep thofe Difciples he before·hadcalled, andthencommendedtohis Fathers care, and made holy Apollles of them, whofe Fruit remains to this day , and themfelves are now in Glory, fo he bath performed the reil of Chrifl's words, both in effeClually 'Cal.lingtherellof thofeSoulsChrilldied for, and were to believe, through their word, to the end of the World, whom al{o he keeps and preferves, as we know God did thefe difciples unto the end of their days; and all this God bath, and will be Cure to perform in very faithfulnefs unto Jefus Chri!l. And this is the difcharge of the firll Trull made by Chrill. 2 • God is engaged in very faithft~lneflunto the vtry Soul5 whom he caDs : For not only their Converfton it is an t[pou[.tl of them unto God, 2 Cor. 1 r. 2 . I havu[poufedyou toone htt{ba11d: And this God doth in very faithfulnefs, Hof. 1.. 19. I wiY betroth thee unto"" i1l righteou[ntfs, and in loving kind1Jtfl_, and itt mercies, Verf. 20 . I wiY evm htroth thee unto mt in jaJthful– nefl, and thoujhalt know tht Lord. But truly, beiides that God ispleafed thus to engage himfelf of him(elf, it is further coniidered by God how great a trufl the Soul ofevery poor Creature, when God called it, and it effeClually anfwered to his Call, did then commit unto God : And confider well the terms of your Calling, (Brethren) even on your part. A poor Soul at its fir!l coming to God, gave up all to him, not ·yet knowing whether God would Cave it or no, even upon bare hopes, It may beGodmaybe merciful, calling it felf upon him, if there mtght 6e hope; and it did this really and in earne!l, We have forfaken aY, fays Peter, artd whitherjhaYwego; and thereupon the World began to hate them , becaufe they
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