?"he soukseeúuallcalling to Chrift. 541 mercy. I would faine have you thinke ofthat which I now fay; it is not oar Gnfulnefíe proper- ly, Imeane our nnworthi+defre, but our Laughti- nefi'e that hinders us from comming toa Saviour; it is not a mans baCenefï'e and finne that hinders him,but hisownehaughtineffe that lets him from comming to aSaviour; we wouldhave fornewhat in our felves ,and not all fromChriff; therefore whenwe have nothing in ourfelves, we are loth togoe to Chrift : were your finnes lefíèr, and yourholineffe greater,then youwouldgoe ; then marke what followeth ; thou goeft to Chrift, not becaufe of the freeneffe ofhisgrace, but be- caufe thou haft fomething in thy felfe toincou- rage thee togoe to Chrift; thou wilt have fome- thing before thouwilt goe to Chrift, and there- fore wilt not have all fromChrift : therefore it is not thy bafenefl'e, and thy finnes that hinder thee from Chrift , but it is thy haughtineffe and pride. But Satan fuggefls and the route replies : I dare not come toChrift, noronely becaufe ofmy fins, butbecaufe it is the freeneffe ofthe offerofgrace that I have reje6ted. VVhy this will not hinder thee neither, provi- ded thoucan(l be humbled for this; though thou haft cat}off thekindr,Lffe oftheLord, hewill not reje l thee and call off thee, if thou wilt come untohim : Efay 57. 18. the text faith, for hie wic- kedneffe I have (mitten him,aedwas angrywith him, yet he turned after the way ofhti owneheart ; by this meanspdah thouldnever be recalled: but marke Zzz what ObjeEf. Anfw:
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