And besides, though thou art a vile sinner, and a wretched creature, yet know, the greater thou hast been in thy sin, the more will the Grace of God in Christ be magnified, and certainly, there is in Christ such a Grace as is able to swallow up great sins as well as little, as the infinite Ocean of the Sea, is able to swallow up great Vessels as well as small: were it not a silly thing, when we were to cast a Vessel into the Sea, to say it is too great a Vessel: God is willing to have his Grace magnified to thee, though it be to the hardening of many thousands. If there is an infinite Ocean in God to swallow up great, as well as small sins, so long as this keeps thee off from coming to Christ, so long thou dishonourest this infinite Grace of God in Christ. Were Gods mercy only such as his common bounty is to other of his creatures, this might keep thee off, but now, it being the infinite Ocean of mercy in his Son, and purchased by Christ, it is an infinite dishonour to the Grace of God in Christ to stand upon terms, and not to come to Christ, what dost thou think that mercy is worth, that cost the Blood of Christ? Thou thinkest thou art a great sinner, and that it must be wonderful mercy that must save thy Soul. Its true, and it's well thou thinkest So, but now consider further sinner, what dost thou think of the mercy that shall be as much worth as the Blood of the Son of God? ⟨p. 171⟩For him to be made a curse for sinners, will that do it? If that will do it thou mayest come to him. How much dost thou think the mercy of Christs coming to take Mans Nature upon him is worth, to take our sinful Nature upon him? If he will do it, thou mayest come to Christ. Yea, Further, know, That the Lord Jesus Christ never receives any that come to him, but Beggars, none but Beggars, none but miserable creatures, none but those that are wretched, that are vile; and Christ did never yet from the beginning of the world receive any man upon these terms, because he was not so vile as another man, as thus, here is one that is thus vile, here is another that is not altogether so vile, I will receive him upon this ground, because he is not so vile, this was never the ground;
And besides, though thou art a vile sinner, and a wretched creature, yet know, the greater thou hast been in thy sin, the more will the Grace of God in Christ be magnified, and certainly, there is in Christ such a Grace as is able to swallow up great sins as well as little, as the infinite Ocean of the Sea, is able to swallow up great Vessels as well as smal: were it not a silly thing, when we were to cast a Vessel into the Sea, to say it is too great a Vessel: God is willing to have his Grace magnified to thee, though it be to the hardening of many thousands. If there is an infinite Ocean in God to swallow up great, as well as smal sins, so long as this keeps thee off from coming to Christ, so long thou dishonorest this infinite Grace of God in Christ. Were Gods mercy only such as his common bounty is to other of his creatures, this might keep thee off, but now, it being the infinite Ocean of mercy in his Son, and purchased by Christ, it is an infinite dishonor to the Grace of God in Christ to stand upon tearms, and not to come to Christ, what dost thou think that mercy is worth, that cost the Blood of Christ? Thou thinkest thou art a great sinner, and that it must be wonderful mercy that must save thy Soul. Its true, and it's well thou thinkest So, but now consider further sinner, what dost thou think of the mercy that shall be as much worth as the Blood of the Son of God? ⟨p. 171⟩For him to be made a curse for sinners, will that do it? If that will do it thou mayest come to him. How much dost thou think the mercy of Christs coming to take Mans Nature upon him is worth, to take our sinful Nature upon him? If he will do it, thou mayest come to Christ. Yea, Further, know, That the Lord Jesus Christ never receives any that come to him, but Beggars, none but Beggars, none but miserable creatures, none but those that are wretched, that are vile; and Christ did never yet from the beginning of the world receive any man upon these tearms, because he was not so vile as another man, as thus, here is one that is thus vile, here is another that is not altogether so vile, I will receive him upon this ground, because he is not so vile, this was never the ground;
