Englands duty under the present gospel liberty from Revel. III, vers. 20

The truth of this assertion further appears, from the encouraging Promises made by Christ unto all who are thus made willing to come unto him: All the Promises, with one Mouth, assure the willing sinner of a welcome with Christ; so doth that glorious Promise to which so many thousand Souls have been beholding, for encouragement and help, at their first coming to Christ, John 6. 37, 38. All that the Father hath given me, shall come to me; and him that cometh to me, I will in no wise cast out. For I came down from Heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. Note here, (1.) That this is not a Promise made to them that are already in Christ, that ⟨p. 242⟩they shall never be cast out by Apostasy, or final desertion; but it is a Promise made to coming Souls, to such as are moving towards Christ under great discouragements, fears, and tremblings; when a poor sinner looks to Christ, sees his fullness and suitableness; and feels the pinching need and want of him; Oh, saith he, that I had an interest in him, though I should beg my Bread in desolate places! But looking into his own Heart, and seeing such an heap of guilt and unworthiness there, then, saith he, how can I think that ever Jesus Christ will come into such a Heart as this? These are the persons upon whom this Promise casts an encouraging aspect. (2.) And because the fears of such poor Creatures are double to the fears that others have, Christ hath put a double negative into this Promise, for the Souls encouragement; I will not, not, in no case, or at any Hand cast out, such a Soul as this. (3.) And to put all out of doubt, he doth not only assure the Soul that he will not, but condescends to gives it the reason why he will not cast it out; for, saith he, vers. 38. I came down from Heaven not to do mine own Will, but the Will of him that sent me. As if he should say, This was the very errand upon which I came from Heaven; it was my great business to receive all that were made willing to embrace me; for this I had my Fathers Commission,