H A P.2. Epdfle to é%Je T pe alordta?3s. E R. VERS. 14. whereunto he called yoy our Çofpel, to the obtaining of the dory of onr Lord lefus Ghrtrl: H E fecond ground of comfort is their vocation ; s confequent and fruit of eleaion, yea euidence of it when its efficacious ; amplified fira by the meane, or in- Liniment, oarGofpel. Secondly, the iffue andlaf 'cterme,. obtaining glory. et; g,to the which thing,whither to faluation,or fanaifi- cation and faith, is no matter of curious inquirie; refer it you may to the whole terme of eleaion, to fandlificati- on, faith : fo to the Rate of faluation: t * Inchoate fruiti- on of it. 2 Title and X certaine hope of confummate beati- rude, for fo it folio wes, to obtaine theglory of our Lord le- fits Chris Intended it is to fill vp their comfort in affurance of elerîion, and perhaps, anticipates what ignorance, or in- firmitie might obiee`l : That the eleI are fecured from fi- nall feducement wee eafily helieue ; but are wee eleeced ? Refp. Doubt not, for God bath called you, and thereby giucìa euidence that he path chofe you to Saluation. Its a certaine trueth, efficacious calling, is vnd-oubtful euidence of eleaion. See Rosn.'8.30. 2 i.8,9. 2 Pet. t.ro. Thole whom bee predeflinated, hoe called, all and onely ; with that calling, which Saint y/luguJfin out of Paul calles, the calling fecunduk.n propof:tum, perhaps inri- inating,t`bat the refl are outwardly called,obiter onely,for the' elea fake, with whom they liue intermingled : henne in calling, he is Paid to fane vs; to fer vs after a fort in pof- feflion of faluation, vnderflandit, when he.calles vs voce- rione ftn5la, that is, as I interpret,fantíificante, making vs holy : therefore `Peter bids make calling and eleßion lure, firft calling, from it thou maia eafily afcend to affurance of eleaion. Calling implies two things; t.Inuitement to partake the *1 Toh.3 3. x Rom.h.zq, Rorn,s,a,
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