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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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3. Where the Gospel cometh, this Invitation is universal. Isa. 55.1. Ho (see what a gracious Proclamation is here) every one that thirsteth, come to the waters! So that the Gospel contains a general proclamation of mercy to all comcomers; ⟨p. 19⟩Christ excludeth none that will come. If men do not by their impenitence and unbelief shut the door against their own souls, Christ shuts the door against none; but saith to every one, come to me and welcome. Rev. 22.17. The call of Christ reacheth every particular soul. Yea, thee in particular as truly as if he should from Heaven call thee by name, as he did Saul. If Christ should call from Heaven and say, thou, John such a one, or thou Mary such a one, why dost thou not come to me, to be saved? wouldst thou not do as he did, fall down trembling, and say Lord, what wilt thou have me to do. Why, the Call of Christ in the Gos••• is no less than this comes to.
3. Where the Gospel cometh, this Invitation is universal. Isa. 55.1. Ho (see what a gracious Proclamation is here) every one that thirsteth, come to the waters! So that the Gospel contains a general proclamation of mercy to all comcomers; ⟨p. 19⟩Christ excludeth none that will come. If men do not by their impenitence and unbelief shut the door against their own souls, Christ shuts the door against none; but saith to every one, come to me and welcome. Rev. 22.17. The call of Christ reacheth every particular soul. Yea, thee in particular as truly as if he should from Heaven call thee by name, as he did Saul. If Christ should call from Heaven and say, thou, Iohn such a one, or thou Mary such a one, why dost thou not come to me, to be saved? wouldst thou not do as he did, fall down trembling, and say Lord, what wilt thou have me to do. Why, the Call of Christ in the Gos••• is no less than this comes to.