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Election!
Redemption!
Calling!
Justification!
Preservation!
From Octavius Winslow's, "The Divine Attributes
Entwining Around the Tempted and Trembling Believer"
The doctrine of God's eternal, sovereign, and
unconditional election of a people; his
redemption
of them by the sacrifice of his Son Jesus Christ;
his particular and effectual calling of them
by the
Eternal Spirit; their complete pardon and justification,
and their preservation to eternal glory;
these are
God's truths, and not to be rejected. They come
from God, and, when received in the heart, they
lead to God; they have their origin in him, and to
him they draw the soul.
Precious truths!
How they abase the sinner!
How they exalt the dear Redeemer!
How they glorify God!
How they empty, humble, and sanctify the soul!
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