Faith is sweetly drawn forth

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Robert Traill (Stedfast Adherence to the Profession of our Faith), Works 3:98-99:

Faith is sweetly drawn forth. The hand that works faith deals gently with the soul. It is a drawing with loving-kindness, Jer. 31:3; it is a causing of a man to approach to God, Ps. 65:4; it is a drawing with such an arm of love and power, as there is no pain in it, but a great deal of pleasure. There is a heavenly pleasure in feeling, as it were, the hand of God drawing the soul sweetly and kindly to himself; it is a gentle motion. Now, here is the mystery of the wisdom of the grace of God: A natural heart is averse from faith; but when the Lord comes to work faith, he offers no violence unto the nature of the man; the way whereby he overcomes unbelief, is by an overpowering, gracious influence of his Spirit, whereby people are made willing. This day of power makes a man willing, as the promise is, which, blessed be God, hath been often fulfilled: Ps. 110:3, Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power.
 
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