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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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John 6.37. —And him that cometh to me, I will in no wise cast out.
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1. He informs them, What that Bread of life which He spake of, is, and what it is to eat thereof, viz. that He Himself is that Bread, and that to believe on Him, is to eat thereof, ver. 35.
1. He informs them, What that Bread of life which He spake of, is, and what it is to eat thereof, viz. that He Himself is that Bread, and that to beleeve on Him, is to eat thereof, ver. 35.
2. He reproveth them for their Unbelief, ver. 36. But I say unto you, that you also have seen me and believe no•. They had seen Christ with bodily eyes, and they had seen his Miracles too, and yet they had not seen Him with an eye of Faith; they did not close with Him as the true Messiah, as the Son of God, and the Saviour of the World.
2. He reproveth them for their Unbelief, ver. 36. But I say unto you, that you also have seen me and beleeve no•. They had seen Christ with bodily eyes, and they had seen his Miracles too, and yet they had not seen Him with an eye of Faith; they did not close with Him as the true Messiah, as the Son of God, and the Saviour of the World.
In this verse there are two things asserted,