Robert Traill (Sermons from 1 Peter 1:1-4), Works 4:109-110:
The elect of God now lie hid, and, as it were, buried in a state of nature, till grace brings them out; and they are, as it were, buried in a state of grace too, through manifold infirmities, even till they are brought home to glory; and then they shall know what the election of grace is, when it hath ripened its whole work upon all the vessels of mercy that were fore-ordained to glory. We should admire, we should adore, and tremble before this awful sovereign Lord God, that doth with his own as seemeth good unto him. We should, as our Lord did, give thanks, and say, We thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes; even so, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight, Matt. 11:25, 26. We must refer all to this sovereign will and pleasure of God, and leave with him all our own concerns, and all the concerns of his church and people, and conclude that all shall be well ordered, because ordered according to the counsel of his will.
The elect of God now lie hid, and, as it were, buried in a state of nature, till grace brings them out; and they are, as it were, buried in a state of grace too, through manifold infirmities, even till they are brought home to glory; and then they shall know what the election of grace is, when it hath ripened its whole work upon all the vessels of mercy that were fore-ordained to glory. We should admire, we should adore, and tremble before this awful sovereign Lord God, that doth with his own as seemeth good unto him. We should, as our Lord did, give thanks, and say, We thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes; even so, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight, Matt. 11:25, 26. We must refer all to this sovereign will and pleasure of God, and leave with him all our own concerns, and all the concerns of his church and people, and conclude that all shall be well ordered, because ordered according to the counsel of his will.
