Of the Efficient Catife Aet impoffible, though no Man can au ally will, but. as ,,he is predetermined by the divine Concourfe and Providence But In- fluences to believe are fupernatural Influ- ences, and the Man, though he would, can no more believe than he can pluck the Sun out of the Firmament, nor than a dead Man can rife up and walk : He bath no congru- ous. Difpofitions, nor is fo fhaped for Influ- ences to believe. Yea, I think it may be affirmed, (though it be not very needful to fay it) that the divine Influences whichmakes Saints, and prepared Perfons believe, are not fuf icient to make gracelefs, unhumbled Sin- ners dole with Chrift, there is filch an Averfion in the Will to Chris`}, that this muff of Neceíflty be removed, ere it can dole with Chrift ; fo that not only is Faith fromGod, in an ordinary Way, as all other natural ALions, but in a fupernatural Way, end in a fpecial Manner. Now I (hall. Thow (i.) That it is fo. (2.) What Work the Lord worketh, when he infufeth Faith in the Soul. (s.) The Manner how the Lord draws the Soul to believe on him LTfes. Fitift, That it is fo, and in the Senfe a- bove related and ex?reífed, is clear from exprefs Scripture. Eph. ii. 8. It is the Gift of God. Het. xis. yohn vi. 44 "Eph. i. 19. (2.)` Faith is called, The Gift of God There is no Aétioc
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