The unbelievers preparing for Christ. By T.HThe vnbeleevers preparing for Christ. By T.H

We have spoken already of the reasonableness of the condition, whosoever will may receive grace, and that freely; and now we come to the universality of it, the work of the Spirit is tendered to every one, whosoever will give way thus unto it grace is set open to all, and proclaimed to all that will take it upon those terms before spoken of, & therefore saith the Text, Whosoever will, let him take of the water of life, the word in the original is, every willing man, there is no man exempted, no man debarred, no man hindered to take grace upon those terms, if he will condescend to Gods conditions, be he what he will be naturally, either in regard of sins and corruptions, or in regard of poverty, or infirmities, whatsoever his natural condition be, yet if he will but agree to Gods conditions, if he will but choose and prize Christ above all other things, •he shall receive him, and grace, and salvation by hi••• so that the doctrine is this, Whosoever in truth doth will to have Christ shall receive him, and salvation by him, the Text doth not say, Whosoever saith Lord, Lord, shall have Christ and grace, but the willing soul, he shall have him, not the tal•eing man, nor the presuming man, nor the glorying man, but the willing man, so that this is the point, Whosoever in good earnest and in truth will have Christ, shall receive Christ and salvation by him, in the 10. of Luke ver. 5, 6.

We have spoken already of the reasonablenesse of the condition, whosoever will may receive grace, and that freely; and now we come to the universality of it, the work of the Spirit is tendered to every one, whosoever will give way thus unto it grace is set open to all, and proclamed to all that will take it upon those tearmes before spoken of, & therfore saith the Text, Whosoever will, let him take of the water of life, the word in the originall is, every willing man, there is no man exempted, no man debarred, no man hindred to take grace upon those tearmes, if he will condiscend to Gods conditions, be he what he will be naturally, either in regard of sins and corruptions, or in regard of poverty, or infirmities, whatsoever his naturall condition be, yet if he wil but agree to Gods conditions, if he will but choose and prize Christ above all other things, •he shall receive him, and grace, and salvation by hi••• so that the doctrin is this, Whosoever in truth doth will to have Christ shall receive him, and salvation by him, the Text doth not say, Whosoever saith Lord, Lord, shall have Christ and grace, but the willing soule, he shall have him, not the taleing man, nor the presuming man, nor the glorying man, but the willing man, so that this is the point, Whosoever in good earnest and in truth will have Christ, shall receive Christ and salvation by him, in the 10. of Luke ver. 5, 6.