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A. He was called effectually, for he is not of the number of those who are called but not chosen. Mat. 20. 22. But of these who called in time, predestinated before time, and shall be glorified ofter time, Rom. 8. 30. Secondly, he was called not by violence, as Paul, nor by affliction, as oftentimes the Israelites were,
nor by present benefits, as those who were healed by Christ and the Apostles, nor by working of miracles as many in the Gospell, but by the bare word of God, Get thee out of thy country, &c. Thirdly, hee was called not because of his fore-seene faith, much lesse be∣cause of his fore-seene merits, for both these follow calling; Non praecidunt iustificandum, sed sequuntur iustificatum. But hee called him, because it was the good pleasure of his will, Ephes. 1. 5. Fourthly, he is not called onely to a priuate office or function, as Saul was to the kingdome, and Iudas to the Apostleship, and neither of them to grace: but he was cal∣led both to bee a Father and Prince on his people, as also to be a member of that City which he looked for; whose builder and ma∣ker is God, Heb. 11. 10. Fifthly, he is not cal∣led as he was, who first desired to bury his father. But as Peter and Andrew, lames and Iohn were, who leauing their ships, their fa∣thers and their nets followed Christ, Mat. 4. So Abraham departed as the Lord had spoken.