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CHAP. X.

Of Effectual Calling.

1. Those whom God hath predestinated unto Life, he is pleased in his appointed, and accepted time, 179179 Rom. 8.30. Rom. 11.7. Eph. 1.10,11. 2 Thes. 3.13,14. [Note: It appears that the reference to 2 Thessalonians 3:13-14 in the original manuscript is an error. Most modern versions have 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14, which seems more relevant.]effectually to call by his word, and Spirit, out of that state of sin, and death, in which they are by nature, to grace and Salvation 180180 Eph. 2.1-6.by Jesus Christ; inlightning their minds, spiritually, and savingly to 181181Act. 26.18. Eph. 1.17.18.understand the things of God; taking away their 182182Ezk. 36.26.heart of stone, and giving unto them an heart of flesh; renewing their wills, and by his Almighty power determining them 183183 Deut. 30 6. Ezek. 36.27. Eph. 1.19.to that which is good, and effectually drawing them to Jesus Christ; yet so as they come 184184Ps. 110.3. Cant. 1.4.most freely, being made willing by his Grace.

2. This Effectual Call is of God’s free, and special grace alone, 185185 2 Tim. 1.9. Eph. 2.8.not from any thing at all foreseen in man, nor from any power, or agency in the Creature, coworking with his special Grace, 1861861 Cor. 2.14. Eph. 2.5. Joh. 5.25.the Creature being wholly passive therein, being dead in sins and trespasses, until being quickned & renewed by the holy Spirit, he is thereby enabled to answer this call, and to embrace the Grace offered and conveyed in it; and that by no less 187187 Eph. 1.19,20.power, then that which raised up Christ from the dead.

3. Elect Infants dying in infancy, are 188188 Joh. 3.3 5,6.regenerated and saved by Christ through the Spirit; who worketh when, and where, and 189189Joh. 3.8.how he pleaseth: so also are all other elect persons, who are uncapable of being outwardly called by the Ministry of the Word.

4. Others not elected, although they may be called by the Ministry of the word, 190190Mat. 22 14. ch. 13.20,21. Heb. 6.4,5.and may have some common operations of the Spirit, yet not being effectually drawn by the Father, they neither will, nor can truly 191191 John 6.44,45.65. 1 Joh. 2.24,25.come to Christ; and therefore cannot be saved: much less can men that receive not the Christian Religion 192192Act. 4.12. Joh. 4.22. ch. 17.3.be saved; be they never so diligent to frame their lives according to the light of nature, and the Law of that Religion they do profess.


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