The world that now is; and the world that is to comeThe vvorld that now is; and the vvorld that is to come

Some poor sinner haply will say, Alas! I am a vile sinful sinner; I am unworthy, may I presume to come unto Christ? Yes, Jesus Christ who came into the world to save the chiefest of sinners, doth invite all, that will, to come unto him, Isa. 55.1, 2, 3. & Rev. 22. v. 17. But if I do come unto Christ, will he not refuse me, and reject me, and cast me off? No! Joh. 6.37. Him that cometh unto me, I will in no wise cast out. Some poor lost sinner may haply say, Indeed I see a great need of Christ to justify me, and to sanctify me, and ⟨p. 101⟩to save me; but I know not how to come to Christ; I cannot come to Christ; what shall I do? I answer, It is true, no man can come to Christ, except the Father draw him, John 6.44. but God the Father doth draw sinners unto Christ with his Cords of Love, Jer. 31.3. Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting Love; therefore with loving-kindness have I drawn thee. Though thou canst not come to Christ, yet know, that the Lord Jesus Christ can, and will come to thee, and teach thee to go to him, as he did Ephraim, Hos. 11.3, 4. The danger is not in thy own Inability, that thou canst not come to Christ, accept of Christ, and take Christ upon Gospel-terms of Free Grace: but thy souls danger lieth in thy own unwillingness, Thou wilt not come to Christ; this Jesus Christ complained of, John 5.40. But ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. Ah! woe's me, saith the poor lost sinner; If I were so deeply humbled for my sins; if I had a soft, broken, penitent heart; if I could get victory over my corruptions, then I should be willing to come to Christ for pardon, and for salvation; ⟨p. 102⟩but these things hinder me, and discourageth me from coming to Christ; I am ashamed to come; I am afraid to come; I confess I am unwilling to come; yet know, God and Christ is willing that thou shouldest come,