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The greatest sinners exhorted and encouraged to come to Christ, and that now without…
The greatest sinners exhorted and encouraged to come to Christ, and that now without delaying. Also, the exceeding danger of men's deferring their repentance. : Together with a discourse about the day of judgement. And on several other subjects. / By Increase Mather teacher of a church at Boston in N. England. ; [Six lines of Scripture texts]
printed by R.P. for Joseph Brunning i.e, 1686
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1. Think often on the DAY of JUDGMENT, and what will then become of thee. Often set the Thought of that come into thy heart. One of the Ancients hath such an Expression as this: Wherever I go, whether I am at home or abroad, alone or in Company, Methinks I am still hearing the last Trump sounding, and that heaven•sh king voice of the Son of God, Arise you dead, and come to JUDGMENT. Think what will then become of thee Must I then go to Heaven or Hell? If the Lord Jesus should come to Judge the world this night, what would He say to me? what Answer can I give to Him concerning my Time in this world, how I have spent it? Would the Lord say to me, Come thou blessed! or will He not say, Go thou cursed.
1. Think often on the DAY of JUDGMENT, and what will then become of thee. Often set the Thought of that come into thy heart. One of the Auncients hath such an Expression as this: Wherever I go, whether I am at home or abroad, alone or in Company, Meethinks I am still hearing the last Trump sounding, and that heaven•sh king voice of the Son of God, Arise you dead, and come to IVDGMENT. Think what will then become of thee Must I then goe to Heaven or Hell? If the Lord Jesus should come to Judge the world this night, what would He say to mee? what Answer can I give to Him concerning my Time in this world, how I have spent it? Would the Lord say to me, Come thou blessed! or will He not say, Go thou cursed.
2. Make through work of it, in the matter of Repentance. Thoughts of the Day ⟨p. 92⟩of Judgment should awaken hereunto. Act 17.30, 31. Now God commands all men every where to repent, because he hath appointed a Day in which he will judge the world. As for impenitent sinners that live so, and dye so; the longer they live the worse it will be for them at the Day of Judgement.