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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 that comes to Christ, the Lord Jesus will reconcile him to God. He undertaketh for ⟨p. 9⟩any man, for every man that shall come to Him, to make his peace with God. Suppose a sinner to have been guilty of never so many Crimes and Provocations, if he cometh to Christ, He will bring him into God's Favour▪ For He has by his death made Atonement for sins, and obtained Reconciliation for Sinners; and whoever cometh to Him, has an Interest in all the Mercy purchased by His Death. And Christ by his Intercession does commend the Comer to Him, unto the Favour of God. He saith before God the Father, This sinner is one of them that I dyed for, and therefore do Thou for my sake forgive all his Sins, and •e reconciled to his soul.
1 He that comes to Christ, the Lord Iesus will r•concile him to God. He undertaketh for ⟨p. 9⟩any man, for every man that shall come to Him, to make his peace with God. Suppose a sinner to have been guilty of never so many Crimes and Provocations, if he cometh to Christ, He will bring him into God's Favour▪ For He has by his death made Atonement for sins, and obtained Reconciliation for Sinners; and whoever cometh to Him, has an Interest in all the Mercy purchased by His Death. And Christ by his Intercession does commend the Comer to Him, unto the Favour of God. He saith before God the Father, This sinner is one of them that I dyed for, and therefore do Thou for my sake forgive all his Sins, and •e reconciled to his soul.
2. If men come to Christ, He will accept them under His Instruction. He will not refuse to admit them into His School, He will in no wise shut the doors of His House against them in that respect. Therefore He saith, Come to me and learn.