third step in effectual calling? (The renewing of our wills.) What does the Spirit renew in effectual calling? What is the fourth step in effectual calling? (Being persuaded to embrace Jesus Christ.) Whom are we persuaded to embrace in effectual calling? What is the fifth and last step in effectual calling? (Being enabled to embrace Jesus Christ.) What does the Spirit enable us to do in effectual calling? EXPLANATIONS. Convincing us, Assuring us, and making us sensible. Persuade, Incline our hearts. Enable us, Give us strength and ability. Embrace, Accept of, and cling to. Gospel, Good news of salvation made known in the Bible. PARAPHRASE FORMED. Effectual calling is the work of God's Spirit, whereby [assuring us, and making us sensible] of our sin and misery, [making known, or instructing] our minds in the knowledge of Christ, and [giving us new desires after holiness, and resolutions of amendment,] he doth [incline our hearts] and [give us strength and ability] to [accept of, and cling to] Jesus Christ, freely offered to us in the [good news of salvation made known in the Bible.] DOCTRINES SEPARATED AND PROVED. 142. Effectual calling is the work of the Holy Spirit. John xvi. 14. He shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. 143. In effectual calling the Spirit convinces of sin.John xvi. 8. He will reprove (or convince) the world o sin. 144. In effectual calling the Spirit convinces of misery Rom. vii. 10. The commandment which was ordaine to life, I found to be unto death. 145. In effectual calling the mind is enlightened in the knowledge of Christ.-1 Pet. ii. 9. Who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light. 146. In effectual calling our wills are renewed.-Ezek. xxxvi. 26. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you. 147. In effectual calling we are persuaded to embrace Jesus Christ.-John vi. 44. No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him. 148. In effectual calling we are enabled to embrace Jesus Christ.-Ezek. xxxvi. 27. I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. 149. Jesus Christ is freely offered to all men in the gospel. Rev. xxii. 17. Whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. 32. Q. 32. What benefits do they that are effectually called partake of in this life? A. They that are effectually called, do in this life partake of justification, adoption, and sanctification, and the several benefits which, in this life, do either accompany, or flow from them. EXERCISE. Who partake of justification and the other benefits nere mentioned? (They who are effectually called.) What is the first benefit here mentioned, of which they who are effectually called partake? (Justification.) When lo they who are effectually called partake of justification and these other benefits? (In this life.) What is the second benefit of which they who are effectually called partake? Who partake of adoption? What is the third benefit of which they who are effectually called partake? Who partake of justification, adoption, and sanctification? When do they who are effectually call F ed partake of justification, adoption, and sanctification? (In this life.) Of what else do they who are effectually called partake in this life? (The several benefits which accompany or flow from them.) What connection is it here said that these several benefits have with justification, adoption, and sanctification? (They accompany or flow from them.) What do these benefits generally accompany? (Justification, adoption, and sanctification.) What is here said of these benefits, when they do not accompany justification, adoption, and sanctification? (They flow from them.) When do these several benefits accompany or flow from justification, adoption, and sanctification? (In this life.) EXPLANATIONS. Effectually, Completely and successfully. Adoption, Admission into the family, and being ranked among the children of God. Sanctification, Increasing purity of heart and life. Benefits, Advantages and blessings. Flow, Come after, or proceed. (This life, see Q. 19.) They that are [completely and successfully called, do in this life [receive and enjoy the benefit] of [the pardon of sin,] [admission into the family, and being ranked among the children of God,] and [increasing purity of heart and life,] and the [mány other] [advantages and blessings] which, in this life, do either [go along with,] or [come after, or proceed] from them. DOCTRINES SEPARATED AND PROVED. 150. Believers receive justification.-Rom. viii. 30 Whom he called, them he also justified. 151. Believers are adopted into the family of God.Rom. viii. 15. Ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. 152. Believers partake of sanctification.-Heb. x. 10. By the which will we are sanctified. 153. All necessary blessings in this life are made over to the believer.-1 Cor. iii. 22. All things are yours. 33. Q. 33. What is justification? A. Justification is an act of God's free grace, wherein he pardoneth all our sins, and accepteth us as righteous in his sight, only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, and received by faith alone. EXERCISE. Whether is justification an act or a work? Whose act is justification? What kind of an act is justification? (It is an act of free grace.) Of whose free grace is justification an act? What does God pardon in justification? Whose sins does God pardon in justification? How many of our sins does God pardon in justification? What does God do to our sins in justification? Who accepts of us in justification? As what are we ac cepted in justification? (As righteous.) In whose sight are we accepted as righteous in justification? What is imputed to us in justification? (The righteousness of Christ.) Whose righteousness is imputed to us in justification? What is the consequence of having the righteousness of Christ imputed to us? (We are accepted as righteous.) By what are we accepted as righteous in the sight of God? How is the righteousness of Christ received? (By faith alone.) What is received by faith? What is the pardon of sin and acceptance as righteous by God called? (Justification.) In how many parts does justification consist? (Two.) What is the first part of justification? (Pardon of sin.) What sins are pardoned in justification? What is the second part of justification? (Being accepted as righteous.) Who accepts us as righteous in justification? How are we who are sinners accepted as righteous in justification? (By having Christ's righteousness imputed to us.) Whose righteousness is imputed to us in justification? What is the only way by which this righteousness is received? (By faith.) EXPLANATIONS. An act, A single operation. Grace, Favour and mercy to men. Accepteth us, Receiveth us with affection and kindness. Imputed to us, Put to our credit, and of which we receive the benefit, as if it were our own. By faith alone, Only by believing in Jesus Christ, as he is made known in the Bible. PARAPHRASE FORMED. Justification is [a single operation] of God's free [favour and mercy to men,] [in which] he pardoneth all our sins, and [receiveth us with affection and kindness] as [free from all blame] in his sight, only for the righteousness of Christ [put to our credit, and of which we receive the benefit, as if it were our own,] and received [only by believing in Jesus Christ, as he is made known in the Bible.] DOCTRINES SEPARATED AND PROVED. 154. Justification is an act of free and unmerited grace. Rom. iii. 24. Being justified freely by his grace. 155. All our sins are pardoned in justification.-Psal. ciii. 3. Who forgiveth all thine iniquities. 156. The perfect righteousness of Christ is imputed to the believer in justification.—2 Cor. v. 21. He hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. 157. The believer is accepted as righteous by God, only by the imputation of Christ's righteousness.-Rom. v. 19. As by one man's disobedience many were made sinners: so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous 158. The benefit of Christ's imputed righteousness ve |