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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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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.
2. Another thing asserted in this verse, is, the great benefit which does follow upon coming to Christ as in the words before us to insist on; the meaning of which may be spoken unto under the […] from them, which is,
2. Another thing asserted in this verse, is, the great benefit which does follow upon coming to Christ as in the words before us to insist on; the meaning of which may be spoken unto under the 〈…〉 from them, which is,