Chap, z 4 about ow lào& Eadlitag, . or k'ucatiou. 22I followsthat neare union wherebywe being ingrained into his body,rriyfticaliy do- become his members, andhe our head, Mat.z2.3,8. Ron8.30. Alai. t 3.48. jolt. ¢.45. Aó.16.14. efl.whiit ore the parts ofour of elltoal calling? Anf r, Firi+. Our feparation From the world, of which formerlywe \vere true rrrelnbers,that fro nhenceforthwe fbould be ofGods houfhold,and family,Toh,t5. 19. Eph. z I9.' and this he cloth, not for any merit of ours , but of his free ¡race, ft. 65. t. Ephe.2. 3. 12, t Cor. 6.. tt. r Pet.4.3. 1fa.53.6.. a Tim. i 1.9. Secondly, that reciprocal donation, whereby God the Father gives Chia., his only Son, truly and,effeaually to Al his Elea, to be their Head, Vedeeaier, and Saviour, and alto wherebyhe gives his Elea to Cilia to be his Members, that fo they may be redeemed and Pavedby him, Ifa. g. 6. 1,124 a: 26. R'orr. 8. ;z. John 17.6. and to. 29. Thirdly, the union and communion which is betwixt Chrifl and Gods Eledl, which followes upon the donation before fpoken of, whereby Chrift and they are rnyftically coupled together intoone body, he becoming their (-lead, and they becoming hr; members, Eph.4. 15, 16. and 5. 30. Phi; t 5.1. Eph. a. 20, zt, t shn 4.1.3. Johrr6.54. Quel, What is the meaner of oureffalois 'calling ? Anfw. pin}, onGods part, thepreaching of the Word, which is made effe- ual by the inward operation of theSpirit, Sidi to mollitìe our hard hearts, and truly to humble us, by fetting our fins before us, and this is done by the preaching of the Law : and fo feeing our inability of working out our own fal- vation, we are brought out of-our felves to leek fotfalvation in Ch rift, apply- inghim, and his merits to us by a true, and a lively faith, and this is done by thepreachin; of theGofpel. Secondly, the means on our part, is the favin, hearing of the Word, whereby our heartsart mollified, and we truly humbled, and brought out of òur felves to feekfor falvation in Cbrift, whereby' faith is begot inus, whereby we apply Chrift unto us, and refl upon him alone forfalvation. Quell. What neceffity is there ofoar effetlttal calling? erfnfw. Firft, before our effe`lual calling; we are no true members of the Church, thoughwe may outvardly thruft our felves into this fociety. For theChurch is a Company or Congregation, which is truly called and fele&ed out of -the world : and if we be not of the Church, there is no falvation, .Eph. 5.23, 25. Aíls 2.47. Secondly, ifwe be not truly called, we arenot truly juflifred, nor fan:tified, nor can be glorified, Rom. 8.30. Thirdly, ifwe be not thus called, we cannot come to Chrift, nor communi- cate with him in his benefits, nor receive any Caving grace of the Spirit. Quef}, But why fhould we b. fo careful in attevd:ug up9n rim Word. 4vfv. Firil, becaufe the Miniflry of theWord is Gods Ordinance initiru. ted by him, fór the gathering together of the Saints, &c. Eph. 4. t t, t z. neither Bothhe ordinarily ufe any other means for our Calling and Conversion. Hence `Philip -was Ipntto the Eunuch, As â. Ananias to Paul, Ads g. Pot, r to Cornelius, A&s TO. 5, 6. Secondly, its God himfelf, who fpeaksby the mouthes of his Amba({.uiors, who come not in their own names, but ínChrifts (lead, entreating us to be reconciled to God z Cor. 5. 20. and 4. 7. ferem. t. g. Luke so. r6. Thirdly, the titles which are given to the Word, soy flrongly move us to { Ff 3 attend I. I. II. II. I I.
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