N00341:88
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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2. Who is it that sinners are to turn unto? It is unto God in Jesus Christ. Joel. 2.12 Turn you even to me with all your heart, saith the Lord. Even unto that God who is the Fountain of Living water. He in whose favour is Life, and whose Loving Kindness is better than life it self. He who will give Grace and Glory, and will with-hold no good thing from them that shall turn unto him.
2. Who is it that sinners are to turn unto? It is unto God in Jesus Christ. Ioel. 2.12 Turn you even to me with all your heart, saith the Lord. Even unto that God who is the Fountain of Living water. He in whose favour is Life, and whose Loving Kindness is better than life it self. He who will give Grace and Glory, and will with-hold no good thing from them that shall turn unto him.
USE. Let it be a word of earnest Exhortation. Oh that every Sinner would be persuaded to do as the Doctrine saith, To turn from his evil way, and to do it Now without Delaying.
VSE. Let it be a word of earnest Exhortation. Oh that every Sinner would be perswaded to do as the Doctrine sayth, To turn from his evil way, and to do it Now without Delaying.
Consider 1st. The Sinner that will turn Now shall be happy. Whatever thy Sins have been, suppose they were never so many, or never so great, if thou dost turn now, God will pardon thy sins and save thy soul. It may be that there is some sinner that has secret fears and Questionings with himself, If I should […] from my evil way, would God accept of so ••eat a sinner as I have been? I Answer, If