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Unum necessarium awakenings for the unregenerate. Or, The nature and necessity of regeneration. Handled…
Unum necessarium awakenings for the unregenerate. Or, The nature and necessity of regeneration. Handled in a discourse designed for the service of any that may be thereby assisted in the grand concern of conversion unto God; but especially the rising generation. : With an addition of some other sermons relating to that important subject. / By Cotton Mather. ; [Five lines from Ezekiel]
Boston printed: printed by B.H. i.e for Duncan Campbell, 1693
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Let our first Consideration be This: Who is it, that Invites thee, O my Soul, yea, who is it, that Requires thee to come unto Him! It is no Less an One than the King of Heaven, the Lord of Glory, and the Son of God. O Heart of Adamant, that can Refuse the Favours of such an Illustrious Monarch! 'Tis a greater than the Emperor of the World, that Holds out His Golden Sceptre unto us; and says, Come, Sinners, you may Come and Live! 'Tis He that is, Mighty to Save, who bids us to Draw near unto Him, that we may be Saved by Him; 'Tis He that is the Desire of all Nations, who Desires us, that we would but be willing to be Saved. This Great Person, whom all the Angels in Heaven Worship, 'tis He that has called for our coming unto Him; and He has ⟨p. 94⟩not only Invited, but also Required our doing so. If it be demanded of you, How dare you come unto the Lord Jesus Christ? You may with all Humility Reply, Because I dare do no other? The Winds, the Seas, the very Devils, were Obedient unto our Humbled Jesus: and how dare we be Disobedient unto our Exalted Prince and Saviour, when He comman••, Come unto me, that you may have Repentance and Remission of Sins!
Let our first Consideration be This: Who is it, that Invites thee, O my Soul, yea, who is it, that Requires thee to come unto Him! It is no Less an One than the King of Heaven, the Lord of Glory, and the Son of God. O Heart of Adamant, that can Refuse the Favours of such an Illustrious Monarch! 'Tis a greater than the Emperor of the World, that H•lds out His Golden Scepter unto us; and says, Come, Sinners, you may Come and Live! 'Tis He that is, Mighty to Save, who bids us to Draw near unto Him, that we may be Saved by Him; 'Tis He that is the Des•re of all Nations, who Desires us, that we would but be willing to be Saved. This Great Person, whom all the Angels in Heaven Worship, 'tis He that has called for our coming unto Him; and He has ⟨p. 94⟩not only Invited, but also Required our doing so. If it be demanded of you, How dare you come unto the Lord Jesus Christ? You may with all Humility Reply, Because I dare do no other? The Winds, the Seas, the very Devils, were Obedient unto our Humbled Jesus: and how dare we be Disobedient unto our Exalted Prince and Saviour, when He comman, Come unto me, that you may have Repentance and Remission of Sins!