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Secondly, The other thing that I told you, is showed us from these words, is this; The willingness of Christ's heart, to impute his merits for Life to the great, if coming, sinner. And him that cometh to me, I will in no wise cast out.

Secondly, The other thing that I told you, is shewed us from these words, is this; The willingness of Christ's heart, to impute his merits for Life to the great, if coming, sinner. And him that cometh to me, I will in no wise cast out.

The awakened coming sinner, doth not so easily question the power of Christ, as his willingness to save him. Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst, said one, Mar. 1. 40. He did not put the If upon his power, but upon his will: he concluded, he could; but he was not as fully of persuasion, that he would. But we have the same ground to believe, he will, as we have to believe he can; and indeed, ground for both, is the Word of God. If he was not willing, why did he promise? why did he say, he would receive the coming sinner? Jacob took him there; Thou saidst, says he, I will surely do thee Good, Gen. 32. 12. For, from this promise he concluded, that it followed in reason, He must be willing.

The awakned coming sinner, doth not so easily question the power of Christ, as his willingness to save him. Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst, said one, Mar. 1. 40. He did not put the If upon his power, but upon his will: he concluded, he could; but he was not as fully of perswasion, that he would. But we have the same ground to believe, he will, as we have to believe he can; and indeed, ground for both, is the Word of God. If he was not willing, why did he promise? why did he say, he would receive the coming sinner? Jacob took him there; Thou saidst, says he, I will surely do thee Good, Gen. 32. 12