Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…

the scope givign us to understand, that Christ was not of the same superciliousness with the Pharisees, but that repenting sinners should be welcome unto him;¹ and this welcome he publisheth first to Simon, Her sins which are many are forgiven; and then to the woman, Thy sins are forgiven thee, thy faith hath saved thee, go in peace.

1. 1Ver. 47. Ver. 48. Ver. 50. Use.Ver. 47. Ver. 48. Ver. 50. Ʋse.

I have been long in the proof: but a word of use, and I have done. What? is Christ most willing to receive sinners? O then be exhorted! who would not come to Jesus Christ? methinks now all sinners of all sorts should say, though I have been a drunkard, a swearer, an unclean person, yet now I hear Christ is willing to receive sinners, and therefore I will go to Jesus Christ. This is my exhortation, O come unto Christ, come unto Christ! behold here in the name of the Lord I stand, and make invitation to poor sinners; O will ye not come? how will ye answer it at the great day, when it shall be said, the Lord Jesus made a tender and offer of mercy to you, and you would not accept of it? Oh come to Christ, and believe on Christ; as Christ is willing to receive you, so be you willing to give up your souls to him; the motives to this I may lay down in these particulars.—

1. The Doctrine of Christ, Come unto me,— and him that cometh unto me, I will in no wise cast out. All the arguments of God and Christ, of which you have heard, the practice of Christ whiles he was upon earth, and the heart of Christ now in Heaven; lay these together, and apply them to your own souls. Oh what work will they make!