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Christ Dying and Drawing Sinners to Himself
Christ dying and drawing sinners to himself, or, A survey of our Saviour in his soul-suffering, his loveliness in his death, and the efficacy thereof in which some cases of soul-trouble in week believers ... are opened ... delivered in sermons on the Evangel according to S. John Chap. XII, vers. 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 ... / by Samuel Rutherford.Christ dying and drawing sinners to himself, or, A survey of our Saviour in his soule-suffering, his lovelynesse in his death, and the efficacie thereof in which some cases of soule-trouble in weeke beleevers ... are opened ... delivered in sermons on the Evangel according to S. John Chap. XII, vers. 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 ... / by Samuel Rutherford.
London: printed by J.D. for Andrew Crooke, 1647
To the reader: TO THE JUDICIOUS AND Godly Reader.To the reader: TO THE IVDICIOVS AND Godly Reader.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
4. What unwearinesse of love suiting us in Marriage; what is Christs good will in pouring out his Spirit, his love, his soul, his life, himself for us; had Christ more then his own noble and excellent self to give for us?
4. What unwearinesse of love suiting us in Mariage; what is Christs good will in powring out his Spirit, his love, his soule, his life, himselfe for us; had Christ more then his owne noble and excellent selfe to give for us?
5. How long he seeks; how long a night-rain wet his locks and hair! How long a night is it, he stands at the Church-door knocking? Cant. 5.1. Revel. 3.20. there be many hours in this night; since he was preached in Paradise, and yet he stands to this day, how fain would he come, and how glad would he be of lodging; the arm that hath knocked ⟨image 6⟩five thousand years aches not yet, behold he stands and knocks, and will not give over till all be his, and till the Tribes in ones and twos be over Jordan, and up with him in the good land; he cannot want one, nor half an one; yea Joh 6 39. not a bit of a Saint.
5. How long he seeks; how long a night-raine wet his locks and haire! How long a night is it, he stands at the Church-doore knocking? Cant. 5.1. Revel. 3.20. there be many houres in this night; since hee was preached in Paradice, and yet he stands to this day, how faine would he come, and how glad would he be of lodging; the arme that hath knocked ⟨image 6⟩