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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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4. They that come to Christ, He will never cast them out of his favour, but bring them safe to Heaven at l•st. Hence Christ does not only say, I will not cast him out that comes to me, but I will in no wise do it. In the Greek there are 2 Negatives, Cast him out that comes to me? (saith Christ) no, I will never do it. Therefore He saith of his sheep which hear his voice, and follow him, I will give unto them eternal life, •nd they shall never perish, Joh. 10.28. Nothing can ever alienate his mind and heart from them tho he seeth a great deal of weakness & frowardness in them, yet as long as they have a heart to cleave to him he will never reject them. Joh. 13·1, Jesus having loved his own in the world, He loved them to the end. He has made an everlasting Covenant with the Comer to him. Isai. 55.3. And the• […] he will in no wise shut the door of Heav•• • gainst any such If a man come to him, […] will never cast him out of Paradise. To […] that overcometh all Temptations and objectObjections ⟨p. 12⟩against coming to Christ, to him will he give to eat of the tree of Life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.
4. They that come to Christ, He will never cast them out of his favour, but bring them safe to Heaven at l•st. Hence Christ does not only say, I will not cast him out that comes to me, but I will in no wise do it. In the Greek there are 2 Negatives, Cast him out that comes to me? (saith Christ) no, I will never do it. Therefore He saith of his sheep which hear his voice, and follow him, I will give unto them eternal life, •nd they shall never perish, Joh. 10.28. Nothing can ever alienate his mind and heart from them tho he seeth a great deal of weakness & frowardness in them, yet as long as they have a heart to cleave to him he will never reject them.