A44688:104
The Redeemer's tears wept over lost souls a treatise on Luke XIX, 41, 42
The Redeemer's tears wept over lost souls a treatise on Luke XIX, 41, 42 : with an appendix wherein somewhat is occasionally discoursed concerning the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost, and how God is said to will the salvation of them that perish / by J.H.
London: printed by J. Astwood for Thomas Parkhurst, 1684
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The stone which the builders refused is made a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient, whereunto also they were appointed. ⟨p. 71⟩With that of our Saviour himself. Joh. 9.39. For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not, might see; and that they which see, might be made blind. And most agreeable to those former places is that of the Prophet Isai. 28.13. But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken. And we may add that our Lord hath put us out of doubt that there is such a sin as that which is eminently called The sin against the Holy Ghost; that a man may, in such circumstances, and to such a degree, sin against that blessed Spirit, that he will never move, or breathe upon them more, but leave them to an hopeless ruin. Though I shall not in this discourse, determine or discuss the nature of it. But I doubt not it is somewhat else, than final impenitency, and infidelity; and that every one that dies, not having sincerely repented and believed, is not guilty of it, though every one that is guilty of it, dies impenitent and ⟨p. 72⟩unbelieving; but was guilty of it before; so as it is not the mere want of time, that makes him guilty. Whereupon therefore, that such may outlive their day of grace, is out of question.
The stone which the builders refused is made a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient, whereunto also they were appointed. ⟨p. 71⟩With that of our Saviour himself. Joh. 9.39. For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not, might see; and that they which see, might be made blind. And most agreeable to those former places is that of the Prophet