SE C-T. %IT. ofEfetlual Calling. 89 That will be thegnawing worm, which willnever dye. Thus much for the fitft part. >We come tothe Second, wherein the marrow and life of this Holy galling II. Both confift ; and that is in internal works a pon the foul, which are'careln ty to As Inte:naL be4bferved ; that fo every manmay confider whether he he in the nuinberbf thofecalled ones or no, thatJliall alto be glorifi d; for its nomercy, yea an:ag- gravation of mifery, tobe called here outwardly, and to enjoy theprivrledges . of grace, and hereafter to bedamned finally. Nowthe fidi particular,wherein this inward calling confifts, Is to open the-ear Of t. man, to rive hima Jpiritual hearing, fo that he doth readily lofe With th call 't Every h confitts mannaturally hath a deaf ear to Godscall : Tuotigh he hatha earn ral ear to hear the Issuedof the words, yet he bath not a fpnitual ear ;. whence .1s that phrafe fo often, He that loath ears to hear, let him hear : Sothat. God inefteftrtal calling of his .people to him , dot!) not onely caufe a found of words, but changeth the ear,fothat it heareth fp ritually s This is called 4,o ziS'akeued ear,or A revealed ear, lfa.5o 4. Men naturally have their ears ['Copt and Silled: with earthly and mucky lulls: So that as deafmencannot hear themoil terriblenuife of thundrings; fo neither do fuch the dreadful voyce ofGod threatniegin his word : So that in this powerful calling, God faith Ephaphtha, to evert deaf Man, Be thou opined. Confider then with thy fell, if thou art thuscalled. Gud bath given thee a quick ready ear ; no loaner BothGod fpeak, but thou fayeft, Lo here I am, O Lord, todo thy will; and although lofts, and the cares of the world make a noife, yet thou heareR Gods voyce above alit: You may hear with affeetion, with delight and undedtanding, and yet not have this graci- ous ear. Secondly, This e ffetival calling is opening theheart chiefly, /o that itgives up it felf inobedience unto God: Where there is this calling after Gods purpofe, there theheart is fo mollified and foftned, that the firft thing it pitcheth upon, is with Paul, tofa', Lord, what Wilt thou have me to do? This is to natural acome- quenr from fp'ntual hearing, that axa,l, hearing, is often put Sur obedience in the Scripture : Thus,as 'Pahl, I Wits not di/obedient to the heavenly vcßen, Afts 26. 19. fo is every manwhen inwardly called,` hedoth no longer refilll and re- fute the gracious offers of God he Rands it out no more; yea It grievere and troubleth him at the very heart, that he loath withftuod the call of God to often ; it might now be too late, Godmight jullly refafe to hear him, a,- h re- filled to hear God. Now this obedience unto God calling, bath thefe pro-. perties : Era, Its a ready obedience: When once this powerful call manifefisit fell, there is no more difputing, there is no more arguings; Its God that calls, muR obey : Indeed, the outwardoffer ofgrace is coo often rejeled, and many Antecedaneous motions to converSons are Suffocated; but when God giveth this ]áttcall, then the dead comerout of the grave and live; then faith Paul, Imme- diatelylcon(nited not with ffh and blood, Gala. As Chrift called fromheaven to Pau{fo Paul had f1efh,andblood on earth callinghim the clean contrary way. Carnal confultations, they invited to fafety, eafe, pleafure ; but the holy calling of God, to felf denial, zeal, and fuffering for Gods fake,prevailed : Behold then themighty power of God, that as loon as his word is outof his mouth, to fuch a foul imbracingand defiring its old lugs, immediately he throweth all away, though pleafures, profits, carnal friends all hang upon him to be the fame he wasonce: Thus Matthewthe Publican, as foon as ChriR called him, Come andfollow me, immediately he leaveth his profit and imployment, going afterChrift t So that this calling bath a fpeedy obedience. Secondly, It hatha chearful and Willing obedience : They follow this call with delight, yea they biers and greatly praife God, that hach made them par- takers of this Heavenly. calling, as the ApoRle calls it, Heb.34. i!ence it isthat Fff£; Calling
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