N00341:86
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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Propos. 4. Men ought not only to turn from •very evil way but to do it Now, and in no wise to delay that matter. Thus did the Prophets with one voice declare, as is in the Context intimated. And indeed this follows upon what has bin spoken. If God command men to turn, it is necessary that they should do it now. For every Commandment of God ought to be immediately complied with. There ought to be no delaying, or disputing whether what the great GOD requireth should be obeyed or no. When the Lord commanded Abraham to circumcise his Family, it is noted that in the self same day he did as God said to him. Gen. 17.23. And when he was required to Sacrifice his only son, its recorded of him, that he rose early in the morning, and went to the place ⟨p. 46⟩of which God had told him. Cap. 22.3. When the Lord Christ called his Disciples to follow him tis said, that straightway they did so. Mat, 4.20. And when Paul was called to the Apostleship, he did not consult with flesh and blood, h. e. he did not ask counsel of any man whether he should do what God required of him, but immediately fell about the work, Gal, 1.16. Thus every divine precept ought presently to be complied with. So should this of turning from every evil way. And there is Infinite Reason that men should turn now; as we cannot but see if we duly mind, either what they are commanded to turn from, or whom they are to turn unto.
Propos. 4. Men ought not only to turn from •very evil way but to doe it Now, and in no wise to delay that matter. Thus did the Prophets with one voice declare, as is in the Context intimated. And indeed this follows upon what has bin spoken. If God command men to turn, it is necessary that they should doe it now. For every Commandment of God ought to be immediately complyed with. There ought to be no delaying, or disputing whether what the great GOD requireth should be obeyed or no. When the Lord commanded Abraham to circumcise his Family, it is noted that in the self same day he did as God said to him. Gen. 17.23. And when he was required to Sacrifice his only son, its recorded of him, that he rose early in the morning, and went to the place ⟨p. 46⟩