But for us, let us leave our pleasures, and go to our Saviour. Non sedeas sed cas, ni pereas per cas. Come a little way to him, that came so far to thee. Philip tells Nathanael, we have found the Messiah: Nathanael objects, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? 1Come and see, saith Philip. And straightways Jesus saw Nathanael coming. Christ hath sent many Preachers to invite us to salvation: We ask, Ubi, where: they say, Come and see: but we will not come; Christ cannot see us coming. Mundus, cura, caro; three mischievous hinderers, we come not. Christ himself calls; yet gYou will not come unto me; that you might have life. He comes amongst us, Christians; ad suos: hHee came to his own•, and his own received him not. We say of such things as are unlike; they come not near one another: many clothes lie on a heap together, yet because of their ⟨p. 300⟩different colours, we say they come not near one to another. But of things that are alike, we say they come nigh one another. Our coming near to Christ is not in place, but in grace. Not in place; for so the wicked is near to God. iWhether shall I fly from thy presence? But in grace and quality; being holy as he is holy. Indeed he must first draw us before we can come. kDraw me: we will run after thee. He first draws us by grace, then we run after him by repentance.
But for vs, let vs leaue our pleasures, and goe to our Sauiour. Non sedeas sed cas, ni pereas per cas. Come a litle way to him, that came so farre to thee. Philip tells Nathanael, wee haue found the Messias: Nathanael obiects, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? 1Come and see, sayth Philip. And straitwayes Iesus saw Nathanael comming. Christ hath sent many Preachers to inuite vs to saluation: Wee aske, Vbi, where: they say, Come and see: but we will not come; Christ cannot see vs comming. Mundus, cura, caro; three mischieuous hindrers, we come not. Christ himselfe calls; yet gYou will not come vnto mee; that you might haue life. He comes amongst vs, Christians; ad suos: hHee came to his own•, and his owne receiued him not. Wee say of such things as are vnlike; they come not neere one another: many clothes lie on a heape together, yet because of their ⟨p. 300⟩different colours, wee say they come not neare one to another. But of things that are alike, wee say they come nigh one another. Our comming neare to Christ is not in place, but in grace. Not in place; for so the wicked is neere to God. iWhether shall I flie from thy presence? But in grace and qualitie; being holy as he is holy. Indeed hee must first draw vs before we can come. kDraw mee: wee will runne after thee. Hee first drawes vs by grace, then wee runne after him by repentance.
- 1Joh. 1. 48.Ioh. 1. 48.
- gJoh. 5. 40.Ioh. 5. 40.
- hJoh. 1. 11.Ioh. 1. 11.
- iPsal. 139. 7.
- kCant.
