by his Word and Spirit, out of that State of Sin and Death in which they are by Nature, to Grace and Salvation by Jefus Chrift: enlightning their Minds, fpiritually and favingly to understand the Things of God; taking away their Heart of Stone,

and giving unto them an Heart of Flesh; renewing their Wills, and by his almighty Power determining them to that which is Good £; and effectually drawing them to Jefus Chrift; yet fo as they come moft freely,being made willing by his Grace 5, II. This Effectual Call is of God's free and fpecial Grace alone, not from any thing at all foreseen in Man, who is altogether paffive therein, until being

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Ezek. 36.26. A new heart alfo will I give you, and a new fpirit will I put within you, and I will take away the ftony heart out of your feh, and I will give you an heart

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hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

h Cant. I. 4. Draw me, we will run after thee. Pfalm 110.3. Thy people fhall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiEzek. 11. 19. And I will give nefs, from the womb of the morthem one heart, and I will put a ning:thou haft the dew of thy youth, new fpirit within you; and I will John 6.37. All that the Father gitake the ftony heart out of their veth me, fhall come to me; and flesh, and will give them an heart him that cometh to me, I will in of flesh. Phil. 2. 13. For it is God no wife caft out. Rom. 6, 16. Know which worketh in you, both to will ye not, that to whom ye yield your and to do of his good pleafure., felves fervants to obey, his fervants Deut. 30.6. And the Lord thy God ye are to whom ye obey; whether will circumcife thine heart and the of fin unto death, or of obedience heart of thy feed, to love the Lord unto righteoufnefs? v. 17. But God thy God, with all thine heart and be thanked that ye were the ferwith all thy foul, that thou mayeft vants of fin; but ye have obeyed live. Ezek. 36. 27. And I will put from the heart that form of domy Spirit within you, and caufe &trine which was delivered you. v. you to walk in my ftatutes, and 18. Being then made free from fin, ye hall keep my judgments, and ye became the fervants of righteoufnefs.

do them.

II. i 2 Tim, 1.9. Who hath faved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace which was given us in Chrift Jefus, before the world began. Tit. 3. 4. But after that the kindnefs and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, .s, Not by works of righteousness, which we have done ; but according

being quickned and renewed by the Holy Spirit he is thereby enabled to answer this Call, and to embrace the Grace offered and conveyed in it 1.

III. Ele& Infants dying in Infancy, are regene rated and faved by Chrift through the Spirit ", who work

to his mercy, he faved us by the wathing of regeneration, and renewing of the holy Ghost. Eph. 2.4. But God who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, v. 5. Even when we were dead in fins, hath quickned us together with Chrift, (by grace ye are faved.) v. 8. For by grace are ye faved, through faith; and that not of your to come unto me, and forbid them felves: it is the gift of God: v.9. Not of works, left any man should boaft. Rom. 9. 11. For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to ele&tion might ftand, not of works, but of him that calleth.

coming, and now is, when the dead fhall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.

III, m Luke 18. 15. And they brought unto him alfo infants, that he would touch them: but when ba difciples faw it, they rebuked them: v. 16. But Jefus called them unto him, and faid, Suffer little children

k I Cor. 2. 14. But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishnefs unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually difcerned. Rom. 8. 7. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not fubject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. Eph. 2. 5. Even when we were dead in fins, hath quickned us together with Chrift, (by grace ye are faved.)

not: for of fuch is the kingdom of God. And Acts 2. 38. Then Peter faid unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jefus Chrift, for the remiffion of fins, and ye fhall receive the gift of the holy Ghost. v. 39. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord your God fhall call. And John 3.3. Jefus anfwered and said unto him, Verily, verily, Ifay unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot fee the kingdom of God. v.5. Jefus anfwered, Verily, verily, I fay unto thee, Except a man be born of water, and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. And John 5. 12. He that 1 Fehn 6. 37. All that the Father hath the Son, hath life; and he giveth me, fhall come to me; and that hath not the Son of God, hath him that cometh to me I will in no not life. And Rom. 8. 9. But ye wife caft out. Ezek. 36. 27. And I are not in the flefl, but in the will put my Spirit within you, and Spirit, if fo be that the Spirit of caufe you to walk in my ftatutes, God dwell in you. Now if any and ye shall keep my judgments, man have not the Spirit of Christ, and do them. John 5. 25. Verily, he is none of his. [Compared 10The hour is gether.]

verily, I fay unto you,

worketh when, and where, and how he pleaseth ". So alfo are all other elect Perfons, who are uncapale of being outwardly called by the Miniftry of the Word o.

IV. Others not elected, although they may be called by the Miniftry of the Word, and may have fome common Operations of the Spirit ; yet they never truly come unto Chrift, and therefore cannot be faved: much lefs can Men not profeffing the Christian Religion, be faved in any other way whatfoever, be they never fo diligent to frame their Lives according to the Light of Nature, and the Law of that Religion they do profess ; and to af

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John 3.8. The wind bloweth secution ariseth because of the word, where it lifteth, and thou heareft by and by he is offended. Heb. 6.4. the found thereof, but canft not For it is impoffible for those who tell whence it cometh, and whither were once enlightned, and have it goeth: fo is every one that is tafted of the heavenly gift, and born of the Spirit. were made partakers of the holy Ghost, v.5. And have tafted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come.

1 John 5. 12. He that hath the Son, hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God, hath not life. Acts 4. 12. Neither is there falvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be faved.

IV. P Mat. 22. 14. For many are called, but few are chofen.

John 6.64. But there are fomeof you that believe not. For Jefus knew from the beginning, who they. were that believed not, and who fhould betray him: v. 65. And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, 9 Mat. 7. 22. Many will fay to except it were given unto him of me in that day, Lord, Lord, have my Father. v.66. From that time we not prophesied in thy name? many of his disciples went back, and in thy name have caft out de- and walked no more with him. vils? and in thy name done many John 8.24. I faid therefore unto you, wonderful works? Mat. 13.20. But that you shall die in your fins: for he that received the feed into ftony if you believe not that I am he, places, the fame is he that heareth ye thall die in your fins. the word, and anon with joy re- Acts 4. 12. Neither is there falceiveth it. v. 21. Yet hath he not vation in any other for there is root in himself, but dureth for a none other name under heaven giwhile: for when tribulation or per- ven among men, whereby we must

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CHA P. XI.

Of Fuftification.

HEM whom God effectually calleth, he alfo freely justifieth: not by infufing Righteouf nefs into them,but by pardoning their Sins, and by accounting and accepting their Perfons as righte ous; not for any thing wrought in them, or done by them, but for Chrift's Sake alone; not by imputing Faith it felf, the Act of Believing, or any other evangelical Obedience to them as their Righ