N00341:37
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. 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. Mat. 11.28, 29. They that come to Him, He will learn them. Christ speaketh by David, saying, come to me, you Children, and I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Psal. 34.11. It is a blessed thing to be received into Christ's School, to become the Disciple of such a Master, the Scholar of such a Teacher; yet this blessedness belongs to every one that cometh to Christ. Hence WisWisdome ⟨p. 10⟩speaketh as Prov. 8.32. Hearken to me O ye Children, for blessed are they that keep my ways, hear Instruction and be wise, and refuse it not, blessed is the man that beareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts, of my doors. They that come to Christ with A sincere desire to be instructed by Him, He will teach them all things which are needful for them to know in order to Life and Salvation. 1. Joh. 2.20.
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. Mat. 11.28, 29. They that come to Him, He will learn them. Christ speaketh by David, saying, come to me, you Children, and I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Psal. 34.11. It is a blessed thing to be received into Christ's School, to become the Disciple of such a Master, the Scholar of such a Teacher; yet this blessedness belongs to every one that cometh to Christ. Hence WisWisdome ⟨p. 10⟩speaketh as