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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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Let men, yea, let every man be so good to himself as to draw near to God. Consider the present Times call for this. It's a dark and cloudy day: Without doubt there is a gracious day of Mercy & Salvation to the Church o• God near at hand. It may from Scripture and History be demonstrated that the Twelve hundred and sixty years allowed for the Beast's Continuance is almost expired. But a little before break of day, how dark is it like to be▪ Now a child is not afraid though he be in the dark, if his Father has him by the hand. No more need we be afraid o• evil Tidings, if we draw near to GOD. It is now a great Question, What shall we do that we may be accounted worthy to escape those things that are coming on the world? The best Answer which I can think of is this, Let us draw near to God and one another in the Lord. And then God will either keep the storm from coming to us, or if it do come, it will but blow us the sooner to Heaven.
Let men, yea, let every man be so good to himself as to draw near to God. Consider the present Times call for this. It's a dark and cloudy day: Without doubt there is a gracious day of Mercy & Salvation to the Church o• God near at hand. It may from Scripture and History be demonstrated that the Twelve hundred and sixty years allowed for the Beast's Continuance is almost expired. But a little before break of day, how dark is it like to be▪ Now a child is not affraid though he be in the dark, if his Father has him by the hand. No more need we be affraid o• evil Tidings, if we draw near to GOD. It is now a great Question, What shall we do that we may be accounted worthy to escape those things that are comming on the world? The best Answer which I can think of is this, Let us draw near to God and one another in the Lord. And then God will either keep the storm from coming to us, or if it do come, it will but blow us the sooner to Heaven.
For Direction.