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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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It is an often renewed and long continued Invitation. Mat. 22.37▪ — how often would I have gathered you under my wings! Where is the Sinner that liveth under the Gospel, that can say how often he has been invited to come unto Jesus Christ! Behold he stands at the door and knocks, Rev. 3.2. He does not give one knock at a sinners heart, and away, but he stands there; and knocks again, and calleth again. He knocks at a sinners heart by Mercies, by Afflictions, by Sermons, and by manifold dispensations. There are some sinners that Christ continueth Inviting of them, all their days. He stretcheth out his hand, i. e. he beckons to them that they should come to him all the day long. Isa. 65.1. As long as the day of Grace lasts, so long does Christ continue calling the sinner to come to him, Now there are some that the day of Grace lasts as long as life in this world (tho it is not so with all) continueth.
It is an often renewed and long continued Invitation. Mat. 22.37▪ — how often would I have gathered you under my wings! Where is the Sinner that liveth under the Gospel, that can say how often he has been invited to come unto Jesus Christ! Behold he stands at the door and knocks, Rev. 3.2. He does not give one knock at a sinners heart, and away, but he stands there; and knocks again, and calleth again. He knocks at a sinners heart by Mercyes, by Afflictions, by Sermons, and by manifold dispensations. There are some sinners that Christ continueth Inviting of them, all their dayes. He stretcheth out his hand, i. e. he beckens to them that they should come to him all the day long. Isa. 65.1. As long as the day of Grace lasts, so long does Christ continue calling the sinner to come to him, Now there are some that the day of Grace lasts as long as life in this world (tho it is not so with all) continnueth.