_Note._ By such conclusions of the Apostles, wherein they do close up their Doctrine with prayer, the Ministers especially are warned and admonished, after their Sermons to desire God to give both themselves and the people grace to observe those things, which they have learned in the Sermon: and others also are admonished diligently and earnestly to seek the same, both in publick with the Minister, and in private by themselves. Doctrine 8. _We stand in need of manifold grace._ As it is set forth by divers words in the text: _Make perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle_, which may be thus distinguished, that _to make perfect_ is to adde those degrees of grace, which are yet wanting: _to stablish_, is to protect and defend from temptations and dangers: _to strengthen_ is to give inward power and strength: and _to settle_, is to fasten the root it selfe of grace more and more. _Reason_ 1. Because all those good things which we have, we have but in part. 2. Because we are assaulted by continuall temptations, and are over and above prone to revolt. 3. Because great and manifold is that perfection, whereunto we are called. _Vse._ This may serve to admonish us, not to rest in the beginnings, but by much prayer to aske much grace of God. Doctrine 9. _God is the fountaine and author of all grace._ For this title is given unto God in this place, because it is most agreeable to the petition for manifold grace. For Holy Men in their prayers lay hold of that in God, and propose those titles of God unto themselves, which make most for the furtherance of those prayers which they make. _Reason_ 1. Because God hath in himselfe infinite riches of grace. 2. Because grace is not given but by grace, and not for any merit of our own. 3. Because every degree and all kinde of grace is revealed and exhibited unto us by God in the Gospell. _Vse_ 1. This may serve to direct us to build up our selves in this beliefe of Gods grace. 2. To admonish us, not so to rest in that grace which we have received, as if there were nothing farther to be looked after, because God is God not of this or that particular grace, but of all grace. Doctrine 10. _The chiefe effect of this grace, which is in us, is our calling._ _Reason_ 1. Because before our calling we lye in sinne and spirituall death. 2. Because by our calling we come to the hope of eternall glory; _who hath called you into his eternall glory_, as it is in the text. 3. Because in our calling wee are ingrafted into Jesus Christ, that by him we are brought unto this glory, _who hath called you unto eternall glory in Iesus Christ_, as it is in the text. _Vse_ 1. This may serve to admonish us, to labour to make our effectuall calling more and more sure.