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Soul-saving Gospel truths. Delivered in several sermons, wherein is showedSoul-saving Gospel truths. Delivered in several sermons, wherein is shewed
Soul-saving Gospel truths. Delivered in several sermons, wherein is showed: I. The unreasonableness of those excuses which men make for their delaying to come to the Lord Jesus for salvation. II. That for men to despair of the forgiveness of their sins because they have been great, is a great evil. III. That every man in the world is going into eternity. / By Increase Mather. ; [Eight lines of Scripture texts]Soul-saving Gospel truths. Delivered in several sermons, wherein is shewed: I. The unreasonableness of those excuses which men make for their delaying to come to the Lord Jesus for salvation. II. That for men to despair of the forgiveness of their sins because they have been great, is a great evil. III. That every man in the world is going into eternity. / By Increase Mather. ; [Eight lines of Scripture texts]
Boston : Sold by Eleazer Phillips., 1703
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Secondly, Sinners are ignorant of Christ, therefore they come not to him, Joh. 1, 10, 11. He was in the world and the world knew him not; He came to his own and they received him not. They knew him not, and therefore received him not. If a ⟨p. 50⟩man should have a Jewel offered to him of never so great value, if he is ignorant of its worth, he will not much regard the offer. So here, Christ is the most precious Jewel that ever was offered to any man, He is better than Rubies: But sinners don't know the worth of a Christ, if they did they would not reject him, but count it the greatest happiness might they have an interest in him. Psal. 9. 10 They that know thy Name will put their trust in thee. They that know the worth of a Christ will believe on him. It was therefore said to the woman of Samaria, Joh. 4. 10 If thou hadst known the gift of God, thou wouldest have asked. But as long as sinners do not know Christ, it is not to be wondered at if they do not come to him for Salvation. The man that was born blind but had his eyes opened, when 'twas said to him, Joh. 9. 35. Dost thou believe on the Son of God? Replied, ⟨p. 51⟩Who is He that I may believe on him? If men do not know who and what manner of one Christ is, they will not believe on him. Sinners are ignorant of the Righteousness of Christ, and therefore do not desire to be made partakers of it. Rom. 10. 3 Being ignorant of Gods Righteousness they did not submit to it. And they are ignorant of the Glory of the Lord Jesus Christ. Although they have the Scriptures which set forth the Glory of Christ, for all that they remain ignorant of it.