274 Of the Ejjkient Caufe perceives that it is with the Lord it hate to do, that it is the Lord who calls it, are not Mau : Hence obeys, Ifa. liii y. z ?'hef, i. 8. Ye received our Teflimony co the kr.ord of God. Sign (6.) If thyFaith be aFairh of the fpeci- al Operation of God,then rheLord bath made the Gofpel of his Grace firft apprehend and overcome thee, ere thou waft made to ap- prehend him : He lays filch Hold on the Creature as it cannot rehi : The Lord hash been Purfuer,afd thou ha- been the Defender as it were, whereas the Faith which is not cf God's fpecial Operation, but is from him as all other natural Actions are, firfI lays Hold on the Promife, ere ever the Free- nefs, Excellency and Power of the Gofpel apprehend them ; and hence this Man purfues the Lord, and not the Lord him : And hence 'tis Paid, We are married to Chrif, ere we give our Content to him; Iam my Beloved's, and my Beloved ismine: Marl, therefore 'from what Airth the Motion comes. I grant indeed, when Believers are once in Chriff, and have a Principle of Faith, that they purfue the Lord and follow 'after him hard, but at the firft, the Voice of the Son ofMan is firft heard: Beware therefore of embracing the Promife, ere Chrift in the Promife apprehend thee. Phil. iii. 12. That I may apprehend that for which I am alfi apprehended hence Gal. iv. the Apoftle
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