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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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But the strength of this ⟨p. 17⟩Argument will appear further, if we consider the Properties of this invitation, whereby the Lord Jesus does call upon sinners to come unto him.
But the strength of this ⟨p. 17⟩Argument will appear further, if we consider the Properties of this invitation, whereby the Lord Iesus does call upon sinners to come unto him.
1. It is a real, earnest Invitation. Christ's heart is in it. Hence he is troubled & grieved at the heart when Sinners will not come to him. When he had often Invited the Jews to come under his wing and they would not, he wept over them, saying to Jerusalem, O that thou hadst known in this thy day the things that belong to thy peace. He does most affectionately call upon sinners to come to him. Joh. 7.37. He cried and said come unto me. A loud cry argueth earnestness. Christ is marvellous importunate in his urging sinners to come to him. He is not willing to be put off, or to take denial. See else, Isai. 55.1, 2. — Come ye to the waters, — come ye, — yea come. Hearken diligently unto me, incline your ear, and come unto me. (mind how earnest the Lord is in his invitation, Come, come, yea come, come unto me) Yea hear, hearken diligently, q. d. by all means hearken to me, if ever you would hear good counsel hear it now. That men may see Christ is in earnest with them, he sets before them the most alluring promises of the Gospel, he tells them, they shall have all the good their souls can desire, if they will but come unto him: and denounceth more ⟨p. 18⟩dreadful Threatenings than ever were thundered upon mount Ebal, against those that shall neglect so great Salvation.