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Discourses on various important subjects, nearly concerning the great affair of the soul's eternal…
Discourses on various important subjects, nearly concerning the great affair of the soul's eternal salvation, viz. I. Justification by faith alone. II. Pressing into the Kingdom of God. III. Ruth's resolution. IV. The justice of God in the damnation of sinners. V. The excellency of Jesus Christ. : Delivered at Northampton, chiefly at the time of the late wonderful pouring out of the spirit of God there. / By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the Church of Christ in Northampton. ; [Three lines from Deuteronomy]
Boston: printed by S. Kneeland and T. Green, 1738
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But further to induce you to accept of Christ as your Saviour, consider two Things particularly.
1. How much Christ appears as the Lamb of God, in his Invitations to you, to come to him and trust in him. With what sweet Grace and Kindness does he from Time to Time, call and invite you; as Prov. 8. 4 Unto you, O Men I call, and my Voice is to the Sons of Men. And Isai. 55. 1, 2, 3. Ho every one that thirsteth, Come ye to the Waters, and he that hath no Money, come ye, buy and eat, yea, come buy Wine and Milk, without Money, and without Price. How gracious is he here in inviting every one that thirsts, and in so repeating his Invitation over and over, Come ye to the Waters, Come buy and eat, yea come! and in declaring the Excellency of that Entertainment which he invites you to accept of, Come buy Wine and Milk! and in assuring you that your Poverty, and having nothing to pay for it, shall be no Objection▪ Come, he that hath no Money, come without Money, and without Price! And in the gracious Arguments and Expostulations that he uses with you! As it follows, Wherefore ⟨p. 276⟩do ye spend Money for that which is not Bread, and your Labour for that which satisfieth not? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your Soul delight it self in Fatness. As much as to say, 'Tis altogether needless for you to continue labouring and toiling for that which can never serve your Turn, seeking Rest in the World, and in your own Righteousness;—I have made abundant Provision for you, of that which is really good, and will fully satisfy your Desires, and answer your End, and stand ready to accept of you: You need not be afraid; if you will come to me▪ I will engage to see all your Wants supplied, and you made an happy Creature. As he promises in the third Verse, Incline your Ear, and come unto me; Hear, and your Soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting Covenant with you, even the sure Mercies of David. And so,