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How
we
may
knew
whether
ìúe be
eeauaily
called.
475
with
vaine
hope,
bút
atn
certainely allured
that I
am
effe6fu-
ally
called and
conuerted.
The
meanes
whereby
wce are
effeaually called,
are
í
rfi
4,Sét7.2
the
fauing and fruitful' hearing
ofGods
word, by
the
mini-
of
the
wares
fiery
whereofthe Lord
talleth
and
inuiteth
vs
to come vnto
,four
J
1í7a.
him
by
vnfained repentance,
and
to
our Sauiour
Chrifi
by
a
,-
liuelie
faith,euenwhen
wee
are
dead in our Panes,
without
any delire
to
will
or
abilitie
to
performe
any
thing that
is Ezeeh.i6.6.
good
;
whilefi wee
are
the
bondflaues
of
Satan
and
meere
worldlings,not
defiring nor
once
thinking
vpon
the meanes
Epheta.t.;...
of
our faluation.
And this
is
done
firfi
by the
preaching
of
1
1.13.
the law, by which
is
reuealed
vnto
vs
our innumerable
hai-
nousPinnes,and
the
fearefull
punifhments
due
vnto them
as
that
we
by
our continual'
tranfgreffon
are
fübiee`i
to
the
Rora.7.7
curie
of
the law,
vnable
to
performe obedience
vnto
any
of
the commandements,
or
to
make fatisfaélion
to
Gods.
iufiice
for the
leaf+
of
our
fins,
and
fo
confequently
that
we
are
obnoxious
to Gods wrath,
fubica
to thofe horrible
tor-
ments prouided
for
the
wicked;
and
therefore in
refpe&
of
our
felues,
our owne righteoufneffe,
fatisfaóion,
or
any
other
meanes
of
our
owne whatfoeuer,
in
a
tnofi
damna-
ble
and defperate eflate. Secondly,after the Law
he.th
thus
(hewed
vnto
vs
our
fins,and the
punifhments
due
vnto
them,
the
Lord by
the minifierie
of
the Gofpell
doth
reucale
vnto
vs
a
plaine
way
by
which we
may
come
out
of
this
mitera-
hie
efiate,and
attaine vnto euerlafiing faluation, namely,
by
beleeuing and applying
vnto
our
felues
Chrifi
Iefus
and all
his benefits.
Thirdly, with
this
outward
rninifierie
of
the
word
thé
Lord
ioyneth the inward cooperaticn.
of
his
holy
fpirit, whereby
hee
openeth our deale
cares, and
maketh
vs
Pfalm.4o,6b
attentiuely to heare,and
as
with
a
precious
eiefalue
illightens
Iohn
6.44.
the blind
eies
of
our
vnderftandings,enabling
vs
to
conceiue
Att.s6.14.
and vnderfland
thofe
things
which
are
delitiered
vnto
vs,,
10.2,
20
r7..
both
out
of
the
law,and
out
of
the
Gofpell.
4.Sesi.3.
The
fecond meanes
of
our
effe&uall
calling
is
the
forte-
Tkc(eeo;ad
tï.eaner
nfott9.
ning
of
our hard hearts,
when
as
the
Lord taketh
away
ev
t,,aucal-
our fionie hearts,
and
giucth
vs
harts
of
flefh,
as
hee pro-
ling.
.
rnifcth
,Ezech.i1.19.andbreakethvp
thefe fallow gr_
Bawds
Lzech.:IS,I
fit