."l 4 C}, f the Ej Caufe him, toreceiv:e him. TheLord lays his ear- mil Commands and Intreaties Upon the Soul, earnefily, impportunately, uninterruptedly and cònffantly to receive, and believe upon him, whereby the Soul is made to fee not only Poffibility of Recovery, and of Help for it ; But now it is made to fee that God de- fires it above all" Things, that it fhould come 'to him : The poor Soul is now .convinced- that God in good Larneft would have it be lieve It no more queftions. this now, than that it is its Duty to fan&ilie a Sabbath, or topray to God, yea. nothing is more pref- fcd on the Soul than this Faith, nothing is difcovered to glorifie God more, and more pleafng to hire. The Reality, Freedoin,and Importunity of this Call is difcovered to the Soul : Hence it thinks, Have I all my Life- Time finned againfi theLord? And fhall I now vex him with my Unbelief yet more.? Doth he not lay his Command on me ? Is it not the `fpecial Work of God to believe on his Name? /ohn vi. z8. 'ohn .iii. 23. is not o- beying of God's Commands aggravated as the greateft Duty ? And here ordinarily Unbe- lief is holden out as. the greateft Sin, the Ad- vantages and Benefits. of Faith are holden forth, Chrift ïs manifeffed in his Love and Lovelinefs; and Freedom of his Grace. I have nothing, I a.ìn not fitted, or prepared, X never did any Good but much Evil all
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