Come & welcome to Jesus Christ, or, A plain and profitable discourse upon the…

Thirdly, Art thou coming, this is because God has Inclined thine heart to come; God hath called thee, illuminated thee, and inclined thy heart to come, and therefore thou comest to Jesus Christ. It is God that worketh in thee to Will, and to come to Jesus Christ. Coming sinner, bless God, for that he hath given thee a Will, to come to Jesus Christ. It is a Sign that thou belongest to Jesus Christ, because God has made thee willing to come to him, (Psal. 110. 3.) Bless God for slaying the enmity of thy mind; had he not done it, thou wouldest, as yet, have ⟨p. 296⟩hated thine own Salvation.

Fourthly, Art thou coming to Jesus Christ, it is God that giveth thee Power; power to pursue thy Will in the matters of thy Salvation, is the gift of God. 'Tis God that worketh in you both to Will and to Do, Phil. 2. 13. not that God worketh Will to come, where he gives no power; but thou shouldest take notice, that power is an additional Mercy. The Church saw that will and power were two things, when She cried, Draw me, we will run after thee, (Song. 1. 4.): and so did David too, when he said, I will run the ways of thy Commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my Heart. Will to come, and power to pursue thy will, is a double Mercy, coming Sinner.

Fourthly, Art thou coming to Jesus Christ, it is God that giveth thee Power; power to pursue thy Will in the matters of thy Salvation, is the gift of God. 'Tis God that worketh in you both to Will and to Do, Phil. 2. 13. not that God worketh Will to come, where he gives no power; but thou shouldest take notice, that power is an aditional Mercy. The Church saw that will and power were two things, when She cried, Draw me, we will run after thee, (