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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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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,
1. The Reason why some that have the outward means of Faith, yet never believe. It is because they are not by the Father given to Christ. All such shall first or last believe on Him. ⟨p. 3⟩But if men be not given to Christ, let them hear never such sermons preached, nay, tho never such Miracles should be wrought before their eyes, they will not believe.
1. The Reason why some that have the outward means of Faith, yet never beleeve. It is because they are not by the Father given to Christ. All such shall first or last believe on Him. ⟨p. 3⟩But if men be not given to Christ, let them hear never such sermons preached, nay, tho never such Miracles should be wrought before their eyes, they will not beleeve.