344 3'he sertlePeffe uallcalling to Chrift. bathPent m ,draw l.sm;the Lordbindes the thong man in preparation andhumiliation, for the De vili will not goe out by intreaty 5 no, the Lord Jefusmuftbinde him, and then theLord jefus is pleafed to feparate the foule from flute to him- felfe,and he takes poffeffìcnofhim, and in voca- tion hee perfwades the foule effehually, and brings it home,and when he isbrought home, he gives him his good Spirit to fan&ifie.him. 3. Thirdly, (and this I would have you marke) though all grace come from the Lord Jefus Chrift, and the power of his Spirit, yet the Lord workes the workeof his grace and Spirit, after diners manner : and the manner efpecially,which is remarkable, is this.; no man hath grace by na- ture,nor any good,and all that hebath is thepro: per worke ofGod, and thisGod worker, though differently; fome workes God workes uponus, to bring us to 1imfelfe, and fome workes God workes in us, tobring us into a nearer commu- nion 5 and 2 Tim. I. 14. That excellent thingwhich wu commitred to thee,keepefall, how? bythe spirit that dwelt in to this excellent thingwas the do. ¿trineofthe Go'fpell; now Saint Paul perfwades us, tokeepe it by the Spirit that dwels inus, this is a matter whichblindes manya poore ignorant man,that otherwifewould bellowhimfelfeupon the freegraceofGod; we truly fay, thatall grace comes fromChrift,hercuponmany a man thinkes thathe mutt firft be in Chriff,before he canhave any grace; we receive Chrift by faith, and thete- foore wemuff have faith,before wecan have hint; and
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