Christ Dying and Drawing Sinners to Himself

5. A will to believe and to submit to Christ is denied to natural men, Joh. 5.•0. Ye will not come to me, ¹that ye may be §5saved, [Greek or Hebrew], Luke 19.14. The enemies of Christ say, [Greek or Hebrew]. We will not have this man to reign over us. Verse 27. But these mine Enemies that would not that I should reign over them, bring hither and slay them ⟨p. 232⟩before me, [Greek or Hebrew], these to me seem to be allusions to Israels wearying of the Lord of old, Isai. 43.23. I have not wearied thee with incense, Jer. 2.5. What iniquity have your fathers found in me? Micah 6.3. O my people what have I done unto thee, and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me. It is strange that sinners can see a black spot on the Lords fair face, or that their will, that is nearer of kin to reason, then the affections that are in beasts should be averse to God; yet it is said of wicked men, that they are haters of God, Rom. 1.30. His citizens hated him, Luk. 19.14. Joh. 15.24. And especially these speeches carry allusion to Ps. 81.11. Israel would have none of me. [Greek or Hebrew]. Israel had no liking of me, no will of me. So that weakness simply is not the nearest cause of our not coming to Christ, but wilful weakness, or rather weak-wilfulness. 1. Because in agents that cannot work,²