-31 6 Ofour o f feauallcalling. And thus itappeareth that theelect onelie are effe6tuallie called : as for the wicked and reprobate, though theyheare the outwardpreaching oftheword, bywhich theyare inui- tedvnto Chrift;yetthey aubbornly refufe to comeveto him, . and rciea all the gracious promifes of the Gofpell, to their eternal!perdition ; becaufe the Lord leaueth them to their - owne lu(Is and corruption, not opening their hardhearts, nor inclining their peruerfe willes,nor 1antifying their cor- rupt affetions. In the next placelet vs confider, the partsofour effe&uall .01Me parts ofcalling; thefirft is ourfeparation from the world,ofwhich in effettuall cal- former timeweewere citizens and true members, that from lmg,aßd ftr¡# henceforthwe fhould be ofGods houfeholdand family :for Ofourfepara- Y .lion from the naturallie weeare meere worldlings,dcad in our finnes,and world. to euerie good worke reprobate, liuing without God and feruing Satan, the world and the corrupt lulls ofour flefh, vntill it pleafe the Lord to make choife ofvs amongmanie .other calling and feparating vs from this corrupt rraífeof mankind,thathemay make vs fubie&s, firft ofhis kingdome ofgrace, and afterwards ofhis kingdomeofglorie. Ofthis lob.15.19. our Sauiourfpeaketh Ioh. t 5.19. ifyore wereofthe world, the worldwould loue his Alone; but becaufe youarenot ofthe world, but 1 hauechofenyouout ofthe world,therefore theworldhateth rpheC2.19. you. And theApoftle faith thatafter our calling and conuer- fion, wee are no more _grangers and forrenners, but citizens with theSaints, and of the houfehold ofGod. Now the Lord That the Lord makethhis choifeof vsbefore others, not for anyrefpedof Cora vvorthinefíe or excellencie invs more then in them,but ofhis firany rclycl -t ofouroane meeremercie, vndeferued grace, and free good will; nei- ,worthineffe. ther doth he therefore intertaine vs into his Church and fa- milie, becaufe wee are alreadic, or becaufe hee knoweth wee will bee hereafter holyand righteous ; but hauing free- lie calledvs without anyour defarts,heBoth alfo ofhisowne vndeferued loue giue vshis holy fpirit, wherebywee arepur- ged from our corruptions, fan&ified and raifedvp from the death offinne to newneffe oflife ; fo that ourholineffe is not a caufe of our calling, but Gods ele6fion and calling is a .c%ufeofour holin.es. And this appeàrethbothby teftimonie s 0
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