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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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What greater Blasphemy than to say, The Jews did well to crucify Christ? And thou by continuing in thy unbelief dost say no less. And in another respect there is Blasphemy in this sin, for it giveth the Lye to the blessed and holy GOD. 1. Joh. 5.10. He that believeth not God, hath made him a liar because he believeth not the record that God gave of his son. God said from heaven concerning Jesus Christ, This is my son, but the unbeliever saith that's not true. By his unbelief he practically declareth that Christ is not the Son of God. O what a horrid thing is this! and therefore it will bring the sorest judgment upon all that shall dye under the guilt of it. It will be more tolerable for Sodom & Gomorrah than for such sinners as have refused to come unto Christ▪ Mat. 1.0 15. O think sadly of this. If any man or woman in ⟨p. 23⟩this congregation, who have had Christ offered them in the Gospel, shall dye in their sins, it will in the day of judgment be more tolerable for Sodom than for that man, than for that woman. Know also that unbelievers will be of all sinners the most inexcusable when they shall stand before the Judgment seat of Christ at the great DAY. Joh. 15.22. If I had not come and spoken to them, they had not had sin, (h. e. they had no sin in comparison of what is now upon them) but now they have no cloak for their sin. They have no excuse to make: they might have been saved but would not. O sinners! you have had miracles to make you believe, you do see it in the Gospel▪ and yet will you not believe? will you not come to Christ? O think what thou wilt say to Christ for excuse of thy not coming to him, when he did so graciously invite thee. If thou continuest in thy sins and unbelief, He will say to thee as David did to the Amalekit• condemned by him, 2. Sam. 1.16. Thy blood be upon thy head▪ When the Lord Jesus shall sit upon the […] of his glory and call thee before him, and say• Did not such a Minister of mine preach to thee, that if thou wouldest believe on Christ thou shouldest be saved, but if not thou shouldst be damned, and thy heart shall answer, Lord, he did tell me so, then will the Lord Jesus say