SE C T. XII. o;c EIfes`iltal Callinv. $91 they are fepárated and fet apart by their calling, unto God onely, not to live to fin or the world anymore: Thusyou have heard wherein the nature of this fpiritual effeetual calling loth cor.fìîr. The fill ale is ofInfrullion,Thacmoll men in the Church of God havebut an yr t; outward callingmeerly,they have no inward at all ; for where is theopened ear, theopened heart? where is the ready, Ipeedy and pure univerfal obedienceun- to all that God calls upon ús to do? where is the fpiritual abilities for all the parts of our Chriftian calling ? where are men feparated and fet apart from theirluft to hounds onely? and yet no man is inwardly called, till he have all thefe : Oh then let thy foul make bitter lamentations in ferret, let it pour out tears abundantly, faying, OLord, this heavenly calling bath been no further thenhear vet, itbath not gone to the heart; How often haft thou calledupon me to leave there fins, to love thofe duties, and yet I have wilfully been dif- obedient. Oh is is this inward effeaual calling, that will onely make thee hap_ py ; yet from this very day,from this very fermonthat calleth you at this time, howmany will go to their former lulls and wickednefs? what may not God andhis Minifters fay, We are Weary With callingcoy more, as God toldEz-kiel, F.'zek.3.o.If he did fend him to a people ofa IIrange fpeech, andafrangelan- guage, furely theywould hear, but the lfraelites would not : So if God fhould fend us to call the Heathens and Pagans, furely they would regard thecall, they would entertain it; butyou have lived long under this mercy, and fo neglect it : Non refporidere pro convitio ef? ),Vhat difhouor is it then to God, not to anfwer him, callingfo many years together. VSSititiltrat < SUMO! SERMON CI, further Explanation of the Nature of Ef- fectual calling, by (hewing from what, and to what Clod calls us. e./1's a f , the Epithets the Scripture gives it. nos;. g. 30. 1 'hem ht kith p,edeflinated, thefe he Math called. THe next thing confiderable, that will further explain the nature of ts Calling, is aleTermixru a qt:o, and Ae1qucm: And this is mani- fold. Gads people are called : Pint therefore, Gods calling is from a'late of bli.ndenefs and ignorance, into marvellous andwonderful light : As ifa man ina darkdungeon, wherethere was From blinic- notthe leaf beam of light, fhould be called out of that to the glorious Sun : nefs;n of ghc. 1e Were oncedarknefr, but now areye light, faith the Apofle, Ephef5.8. yea, its called .i4'arvolb000a light, a Pet.2.9. for the wonderful glory and excellencyof it; A manwithout this holy calling, is like hell it felf, a place of utter dark- fiefs. Now thecall of God brings a twofold light with it, as you heard; one external,
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