CALIGULA (ka-lig'u-la). See CAWS CALIGULA. CALKER (Heb. beh'dek, gap or leak; and khaw-L-ak', to stop), a reiairer of the breach, as in 2 Kings xii:S; xxii:5, but else where used as now for one who stops the seams in a vessel (Ezek. xxvii:9, 27).
CALL call, name).
1. To name a person or thing. To be called or named from one is to derive a name from him. Jacob's name was called upon the sons of Jo seph, when they were named Israelites, and each %vas established parent of a tribe (Gen.
Persons are called by the name of God or Christ when called His people or followers, or called Christians from Christ (James ii:7).
2. To invite, require, request (Exod. ii :7).
3. To invite to, appoint and furnish for an office (Exod. xxxi :2).
4. To create, to produce things by a word, an act of will (Rom. iv:17; Ezck. xxxvi :29).
5. To invite and charge to duty, by the min istry of the word, dispensation of providence, or motions of the Holy Ghost (Is. XXII :12; Prov. 1:24; Matt. xxii:t4).
6. To invite and draw sinners into a state of union with Jesus Christ, by the preaching of the Word and the working of the Holy Ghost. In this call the person is convinced of his sin and misery, has his mind enlightened in the knowledge of Christ. as able and willing to save him, has his will
renewed, and is so persuaded and enabled to em brace Jesus Christ, as offered to him in the gospel. This call is according to God's purpose, with espect to persons, tune and manner thereof Rom. viii:28; 2 Tim. :0). It is sovereign and free; not many wise. mighty, or noble are called (t Cor. 27). It is high. proceeds from the Most High God and interests us in the highest glory and happiness ( Phil. iii :Li). It is holy in its author, means and end. As we are called by the glorious power and almighty virtue of God's grace, so we are called to glory and virtue, to holiness and happiness (2 Pet. i :3). It is heavenly, comes from above, interests us in and prepares us for heaven (lick iii:1); and is without repentance, as God will never cast off ; ny th it arc once drawn to him (Rom. xi:29).
7. To acknowledge leb. :I t).
8. To esteem, account (Is. lviii:5, t3; to:t5).
D. To proclaim (Joel i:3; ii :151. To call God for a record on one's soul is solemnly to appeal to llirn (2 Cor. i :23). To call nn God is to wor ship Him. particularly by prayer (1 Pet i:17)•