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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. Christ dyed for those that shall come to him. Therefore he will in no wise cast them out. If God has given to a man a heart to come […] Christ, he may be sure that Christ hath dyed for him. Joh. 12.32. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. If a soul be drawn to Christ, 'tis certain that Christ was lifted up on the Cross, there to bleed […] die for the salvation of that very soul. And ⟨p. 15⟩•f Christ has loved him, so as to dye for him, he will never cast him out. Sinners may look upon Christ dying on the Cross, and see him with his arms open, ready to embrace them.
4. Christ dyed for those that shall come to him. Therefore he will in no wise cast them out. If God has given to a man a heart to come 〈…〉 Christ, he may be sure that Christ hath dyed for him. Ioh. 12.32. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. If a soul be drawn to Christ, 'tis certain that Christ was lifted up on the Cross, there to bleed 〈…〉 die for the salvation of that very soul. And ⟨p. 15⟩•f Christ has loved him, so as to dye for him, he will never cast him out. Sinners may look upon Christ dying on the Cross, and see him with his armes open, ready to embrace them.
5. Christ does invite and call upon Sinners to come to him. If a man does invite another to come to his house, will he thrust him out of doors when he does come? And shall we then think that the blessed Lord Jesus will do so? When he was on the earth, he did personally invite Sinners to come to him. See a glorious Scripture for this,