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Reny

pion.

tion

?

for

anfwer to

the

Queftion,

Know, there

ù

an

outward

call

and an

inward

call

;

when

God

fends

the Miniflers

of the

Word

to reveal the

Gofpel,

and

the

way

of

Salvation

,

that

is

no

other

but

Gods

calling

mens fouls

from

the ways

of

fin

and death to

come

into

the

ways

of

life;

all

that

come to

hear

the

found

of

the Gofpel

preach'd

unto

them

;

let

them know

,

that

is

Gods

call

to

fanners

to come

in and

repent;

God

calls

to the

Drunkard,

the

Unclean

perfon,

and all

`others

that

live

in fin

to repent

;

when you

come to

hear the

Word,

God

calls

you,

and

God

requires

of

you,

as

you would have

God

to

hear

your

cry

when you

are

calling

for

mercy

in

the

day

of

your

diftrefs

,

hear

my

call

now

I

call and

cry

in

the Miniftry

of

the

Word

;

Would

you

have me

to

hear

'you

when

you

cry

to

me

?

do

you hear

me

now

I.

am

calling

to

you

:

O

that

People would underfland the

Miniflry

of

the

Word,

that it

is the call

of God for

frnriers

to

return

and

repent

of

their

fins,

that they would look beyond

man and

know that

it

is

the

voice

of

God

by

them,

;

and

therefore

it

is

a

dangerous

thing

for People

to

neglect,

refit},

or

re-

bel againft

the Miniftry

of

the

Word

;.

and

there

is

fome

good

hopes

that

God

bath

fome fouls

in

fuch

a

place

that

he

intends

everlafting good will

unto,

where

he fends

the

Miniftry

of

the

Word

;

God

does

not

ufe

to

fend

the

call

of

the Gofpel

to

a

place,

but

there are

fome

fouls

to

be called

:.

And therefore

Secondly,

Befides

the

Outward

Call,

there

is

an

Inward

Call;

and

that

is

it

the

Apoftle

fpeaks

of

Many have

the

outward

Call

of

the

Word

to Faith

and

Repentance

,

and

vet they

perifh eternally

:

Fut

thofe whom

God

intends to

fave

and'

bath

love

to

indeed,

he

comes

to them with

an

Inward

Call,

and this

Inward-Call

of

God

is

on

this wife

:

.God

beholds

the

poor

wretched

finner going

on

in

the ways

of

fin,

death,

and

perdition,

and he

comes

to him

by

a

fecret

and powerful.

voice,

fpeaking to his

very

heart,

O

Sinner,

confider

where

thou

art,

What

art

thou

a

doing

?

Whither

art

thou

a going

?

What

is

the

end

of

thy

way

like

to

be

?

thou

art

going from

God,

from

ha7pinefs

and

life,

to woful

mifery

and

blackrrefr

of dark.

nefr,to the

indite

gulf

of

eternal Perdition

";.

O

turn,

warn, O

fnneas