The work of the Holy Spirit - pagina 388

CALLING AND REPENTANCE

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by the sun

in the soil, the heat causes it to sprout.

The vital germ can do nothing of Rut when the Holy Spirit causes the

And

so

it is

remains what

here.

itself; it

is.

fostering rays of the

Sun

germinates, and thus

He

of Righteousness to play

draws from

it

upon

it,

then

it

it

the blade and the ear and the corn in the ear.

Hence the yielding

of the will is the result of a tenderness

and

emotion and affection which sprang from the implanted germ of

by which the will, which was at first inflexible, became pliant; by which that which was inclined to the left was drawn to the right. And so, by this last act, conviction, with all that it contains, was brought into the will and this resulted in the yielding of self, givlife,

;

ing glory to God.

And

in this

way

love entered the soul

—love tender, genuine, and

mysterious, the ecstasy of which vibrates in our hearts during

our

all

after-life.

And

work of calling. and no man can hinIt is irresistible, It belongs to the elect alone. bitterness of the from der it. Without it no sinner ever passed regeneration coWhen the call and hatred to the sweetness of love. consciousness: are to our they seem to be one; and so they incide, this finishes the exposition of the divine

but actually they are distinct.

They

differ in this respect, that re^

generation takes place independently of the will and understanding

;

wrought in us without our aid or cooperation while in calling, the will and understanding begin to act, so that we hear with both the outward and inward ear, and with the inclined will are willing to go out to the light. that

it is

;

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