Unum necessarium awakenings for the unregenerate. Or, The nature and necessity of regeneration. Handled…

V. They that will come unto the Lord Jesus Christ, must Answer and Conquer all the Objections of unbelief, against coming to the Lord. You may be sure that when our Faces are once Christ-ward, many Obstacles will be cast before us, by An evil heart of unbelief. But as the ways to the City of Refuge, were Exactly and carefully cleared, among the Israelites of old, so must we do what we can to clear out of the way those things that might hinder us, in Flying for Refuge to the Hope set before us. As now,

V. They that will come unto the Lord Jesus Christ, must Answer and Conquer all the Objections of unbeleef, against coming to the Lord. You may be sure that when our Faces are once Christ-ward, many Obstacles will be cast before us, by An evil heart of unbeleef. But as the ways to the City of Refuge, were Exactly and carefully cleared, among the Israelites of old, so must we do what we can to clear out of the way those things that might hinder us, in Flying for Refuge to the Hope set before us. As now,

Tis one objection of unbelief, Thy sins are so Extraordinarily Circumstanced, that if thou shouldest come unto the Lord Jesus Christ, it is Impossible thou shouldest be welcome unto that Holy Lord. Let our Answer to this objection, be, that in 1. Tim. 1.15. Jesus Christ came into the world to Save sinners, of whom I am Chief. 'Tis for Sinners, that our Lord is become a Saviour; They are the Si•k Ones, whom He is a Physician for▪ ⟨p. 90⟩and the worse, the deeper, the older their Sickness is, the more will be His Glory in the Saving of them. Tho' we are Great Sinners, yet we may plead it with Him, that He is, A Great Saviour. 'Tis true, we have been Ready to sin; but it is said of God in Jesus Christ, Thou art Ready to Pardon. 'Tis true, we have sinned abundantly; but it is said of our Lord, He will abundantly pardon. It was of old thrown upon Him as his Disgrace, He Receiveth Sinners; but it is his Honour, His Renown. His Blood, is, A Fountain set open for sin and for uncleanness; the most polluted Creature among us all, may have Recourse to that Open Fountain. And, as long as we are not come to be such Apostates, Blasphemers, and Persecutors, as to Hate the Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, we may be sure that we are not fallen into the Unpardonable sin. Yea, if we are but Afraid of that Sin, 'tis a sign that we are not Fallen into it. He has already Received, not only to His Mercy, but also to His Kingdom, such as have been Guilty of the very same Sins, that now astonish our Consciences: He has Received a Manasseh; He has Received a Mary Magdalene. Is it the Sin of Uncleanness, that affrights us? Remember, By Faith Rahab the Harlot perished not. Is it the Sin of Thievery, that