.of Eleflion. 2 79 r. For the word Mort Graa, imports an addition unto Graco aiready jup- ~ pofod to have been received, which this is to be an addition to : And allo that Chap )· he will give mor. Grace rn refpcd to the fubdumg that corruption in the end, ~ which is adi(\intl thing from the other, and a fpecial Grace of it fel f for God to · do it, And 2ly. The Promife for this out of Scripture, runs thus, Verj, 6. 1-lfgi– vrth Grace to thf htemblr; It fuppofeth ·therefore, Humble already, and that <JUalification of Humility, is alfo the• very radical oppofite Grace to Envy. . And 3ly, So the Promife mu(\ be underfiood to mean this; That where God bath wrought fame b~ginniogs of any Grace contrary to corruptions, Continued with conflids again[\ thofe corruptions (as the word Luj/ttb implies, compa– red withGat. 5· '7· 21.) As of Humility, againfi Pride, and Envy, there God will give yet more, or farther fupplies of Gracr, unto that Soul. And [Mort] either fo as to.prevail over that Ju[\, in the conrinual affaults ofit, or at lea(\ to afford that foul, during that prefenr a!Tault, fwch fupplies fo far as to enable it to continue to refill it; but in what degree it !hall be, is as himfelfpleafeth to di· fpence, yet always fo far,as it lhall be faid, that that corruption had not domini– on over it, but fo as!till in its highe!l carrying away the foul, it never obtain– ed that full power it had when a man was unregenerate. . And 4ly, That God who is theGodofthis, and of all Grace, andatlirfi wrought it, will certainly, effedually in the end, give more Grace : For as he refers unto the Scripture, for the one part, that there is an envious Spirit working in us, fo to hearten the poor foul that conflids ogain!l it, he refers him untoother Scriptures that fpeak as loud, that God will certainly in the end give more Grace to fuch a foul. SoVerf. 6. But hegivethmoreGrace, whert– Jort he faith, God rt(iffeth the Prottd, but giveth Grace mJto tht Humble. As certainly then as the Spirit that is in us, lufieth after Envy. (And truly we are all fure enough of that, for we liod it daily working in our hearts) as cer– tainly and much more may we be affured, That tht God of at! Grace, having by calling be!lun any Grace, will give ):er more Grace to prevail againfi the temptation, whatever 11 be. And as for thiS latter, befides the places cif the Old Te(lament, which he refers his Reader unto, two Apo[\les, Ptttr, and Jamts, have afferred the fame, fo as we may confidently reil upon it. Vfe. Toll feeyour CaUing (Brethren) as the Apofile fpeaks in an other · cafe, confider then in all your difcouragements, the terms and priviledges of it, as they have been now laid open, to !lrengthen your hearts, to have a free and bold recourfe unto this God of att Grace; Who.fits on a Throtu ofGrau i111-lraven, and hflth Chrijl atfo M our 1-ltgh Priejl, Officiating6y him for us, M lnterce!Jour, Heb. 4· utt;_ Dofi thou perceive in thine Heart fame Ru~ dera, fome foundations ofa true Calling, though appearing but a little above ground, like as the ruins of fome old Building, that israced, ufe robe, yet fome Foundations ofa further new begun Building there are. Fir!l know this, that it is th.e God of att Grace, that hath wrought any of them, and ifany, all, and fo is engaged to be aGod ofall Grace unto thee, and that for ever; he that is the God ofat!Gract,will never deny what is true Grace in thet; He never denied his word,but much lefs will he deny his hand, or any part ofit, And though thou can!l not fee all, and each particular that is wrought, nor read every letter ofGods writing, that is written in thine heart, yet God knows his own hand. Yea, fomc Graces perhaps may be written but in lhort hand, <>rCyphers, and not drawn out into Letters at length. They having not as yet been exercifed; yet they all arc, and were written by him at the fir!t. fl!tod (cripfi,Jcripji, what I have written, I h,.v, writtm: It will be for ever owned by him ; be affured that this God,who hath been at fuch co!l in laying a foundation of all Grace, will be fure to fee to it tn perfect it ; you heard afore in the former Head, and Sermons, that becaufe the Work ofCal– ling or Regeneration, was a good and perfect Work for kind, that God had rhe;efore an Unchangable refpec:t to it; but when from what hath been faid, you lhall add this to it,that it is,though for degree,an imperfec:t work,~hatyet is a
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