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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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ALL Excuses for not Believing on Christ are Unreasonable. › Application 2: USE II. For EXHORTATION.
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USE II. For EXHORTATION.
Let not any one Soul here delay or put off his coming to Christ on any pretence whatsoever. Remember that Christ has invited every one. There is not one that hears me this day but Christ has invited him to the great Supper. All and every one in particular as truly as if the Lord from Heaven called him by Name, as he did Saul, saying Saul, Saul, why dost thou persecute me? So Christ has as really invited thee to come to Him as if He had called to thee by Name, and said, Why do•t thou not come to me? How often has it been so? Mat. 23. 37. How often would I have gathered you under my wings as an Hen doth her Chickens? So how often has Christ offered Life and Salvation to you? And then how inexcusable will you be at the Last Day? Men have their Excuses ⟨p. 76⟩now, but there is a day at hand when they won't have one word to say, why they did not come to Christ for the Pardon of their sins, and the Salvation of their souls. They will be then like the man that was found without a wedding garment, Mat. 22. 12. How camest thou hither not having a Wedding garment? And 'tis said, he was speechless. So Sirs, you will be speechless at the last day. You will not have one word to Excuse your selves then, for your not coming to Christ when he did so earnestly & so often invite you. Then your destruction must needs be of your selves. You will be guilty of your own Blood. Now you slight what you hear: but you will not do so in the day when Christ will say as David to the Anlekite,