Deuteronomio 26:17

Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice:

Ver. 17. Thou hast avouched.] This we do, when with highest estimation, most vigorous affections, and utmost endeavours we bestow ourselves upon God, giving up our names and hearts to the profession of truth. And this our choosing God for our God, Psa 73:25 is a sign he first chose us. 1Jn 4:19 Mary answers not "Rabboni," till Christ hath said "Mary" to her. It is he that brings us into the bonds of the covenant.

Eze 20:37 He first cries out, Who is on my side? who? and then gives us to answer, as Isa 44:5 "One says, I am the Lord's; another calls himself by the name of Jacob; another subscribes," &c.