Before I close up this discourse, give me leave to speak a few words to poor sinners, who to this very day are afar off from this Jesus, who is so rich in all excellencies and glories. 1Ah poor hearts! you have heard much of the riches of the Lord Jesus, and Oh that I could persuade with you to get an interest in this Christ; get this Christ, and you get all; miss him, and you miss all. 'Tis a matter of eternal concernment to your souls; nothing can make that man miserable that hath this rich Christ; nothing can make that man ⟨p. 284⟩happy, that wants this rich Christ. In Prov. 4. 5, 7. Get wisdom (that's Christ) get understanding, forget it not. Vers. 7. Wisdom is the principal thing, therefore get wisdom, and with all thy getting get understanding. And so in Prov. 16. 16. How much better is to get wisdom, then gold, and to get understanding, rather to be chosen, then silver. Hadst thou all the power of the world, without an interest 2in Christ, thou wouldest be but weak. Hadst thou all the wit and learning in the world, without an Interest in Christ, thou wouldest be but a fool. Hadst thou all the honours in the world, yet without an Interest in Christ, thou wouldest be but base. Hadst thou all the wealth in the world, 3yet without an Interest in Christ, thou wouldest be but a beggar, &c. Oh therefore labour for an Interest in Christ: Oh turn the wise Merchant at last. The wise Merchant in the Gospel, parts with all to buy the Pearl, to get an interest in Christ. Oh! 'tis your greatest wisdom, 'tis of an eternal concernment to your souls, to sell all, to part with all, for an interest in the Lord Jesus. Oh do not deal with your souls, when Christ is tendered and offered to you, as sometimes simple people do when they go to Market, they might have a good penny-worth, but that they are loath to part with some old piece of gold, that ha's been given them by a father, or a friend; somewhat willing they are to have the good penny-worth, but unwilling they are to part with their gold. 'Tis so with many poor sinners, when the Lord Jesus Christ is presented to their souls, as a very glorious penny-worth, somewhat willing they are to have him, but unwilling they are to part with their old gold, with some old sweet darling lust. But sinners, don't you deceive your own souls, sin and your souls must part, or Christ and your souls can never meet:
Before I close up this discourse, give me leave to speak a few words to poore sinners, who to this very day are afar off from this Jesus, who is so rich in all excellencies and glories. 1Ah poore hearts! you have heard much of the riches of the Lord Jesus, and Oh that I could perswade with you to get an interest in this Christ; get this Christ, and you get all; misse him, and you misse all. 'Tis a matter of eternall concernment to your soules; nothing can make that man miserable that hath this rich Christ; nothing can make that man ⟨p. 284⟩happy, that wants this rich Christ. In Prov. 4. 5, 7. Get wisedome (that's Christ) get understanding, forget it not. Vers. 7. Wisedome is the principall thing, therefore get wisedome, and with all thy getting get understanding. And so in Prov. 16. 16. How much better is to get wisedome, then gold, and to get understanding, rather to be chosen, then silver. Hadst thou all the power of the world, without an interest 2in Christ, thou wouldest be but weak. Hadst thou all the wit and learning in the world, without an Interest in Christ, thou wouldest be but a foole. Hadst thou all the honours in the world, yet without an Interest in Christ, thou wouldest be but base. Hadst thou all the wealth in the world, 3yet without an Interest in Christ, thou wouldest be but a beggar, &c. Oh therefore labour for an Interest in Christ: Oh turne the wise Merchant at last. The wise Merchant in the Gospel, parts with all to buy the Pearle, to get an interest in Christ. Oh! 'tis your greatest wisedome, 'tis of an eternall concernment to your soules, to sell all, to part with all, for an interest in the Lord Jesus. Oh doe not deale with your soules, when Christ is tendered and offered to you, as sometimes simple people doe when they goe to Market, they might have a good penny-worth, but that they are loath to part with some old peece of gold, that ha's been given them by a father, or a friend; somewhat willing they are to have the good penny-worth, but unwilling they are to part with their gold. 'Tis so with many poore sinners, when the Lord Jesus Christ is presented to their soules, as a very glorious penny-worth, somewhat willing they are to have him, but unwilling they are to part with their old gold, with some old sweet darling lust. But sinners, don't you deceive your own soules, sin and your soules must part, or Christ and your soules can never meet:
- 1A USE of Exhortation to Christ-less souls.A ƲSE of Exhortation to Christ-less soules.
- 21 Cor. 1. 25. to 29.
- 3Dan. 4. 17. Luke 16. 2•, 23, 24, 25, 26. Mat. 13. 45, 46, 47.
