N00341:97
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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therefore I am now resolved that he shall never be converted, and that my Word for the future shall have no other effect upon him but to harden his heart and aggravate his eternal Condemnation. I say, if God should thus resolve concerning thee, He would be just, and thou for ever miserable. O tremble lest thy sinful delays should provoke the Lord to say of •hee, as He did of the barren •ig tree Mat. 21.19. […] g•ow on thee hence forward f•r e•er.
therefore I am now resolved that he shall never be converted, and that my Word for the future shall have no other effect upon him but to harden his heart and aggravate his eternal Condemnation. I say, if God should thus resolve concerning thee, He would be just, and thou for ever miserable. O tremble lest thy sinful delayes should provoke the Lord to say of •hee, as He did of the barren •ig tree Mat. 21.19. 〈…〉 g•ow on thee hence forward f•r e•er.
Consider, 6. […] been eternally ruined […]. We read of Felix what Convicti•n• and what an awakened Conscience he had under […] Preaching: He had sad thoughts with himself that except he did repent, and turn from his Intemperance and his unrighteous way, it would go ill with him at the day of […]; But Delays proved the Ruin of his […] He said go thy way for this time, and […] have a convenient season I will send for thee.