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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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how Christ calls you to eat of his Bread, and to drink of the Wine that he hath mingled! And how much like a Lamb does Christ appear, in Matth 11. 28, 29, 30. Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you Rest: Take my Yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in Heart, and ye shall find Rest to your Souls. For my Yoke is easy, and my Burden is light. O thou poor distressed Soul! Whoever thou art that art afraid that you never shall be saved, consider that this that Christ mentions is your very Case, when he calls to them that labour and are heavy laden! And how he repeatedly promises you Rest if you come to him! In the 28th Verse he says, I will give you Rest; and in the 29th Verse, Ye shall find Rest to your Souls. ⟨p. 277⟩This is what you want! This is the Thing you have been so long in Vain seeking after! O how sweet would Rest be to you, if you could but obtain it! Come to Christ, and you shall obtain it. And hear how Christ, to encourage you, represents himself as a Lamb! He tells you that he is meek and lowly in Heart; and are you afraid to come such an one? And again, Rev. 3. 20. Behold, I stand at the Door and knock: If any Man hear my Voice, and open the Door, I will come in to him, and I will sup with him, and he with me. Christ condescends not only to call you to him; but he comes to you, he comes to your Door, and there knocks. He might send an Officer, and seize you as a Rebel and vile Malefactor; but instead of that, he comes & knocks at your Door, and seeks that you would receive him into your House, as your Friend and Saviour. And he not only knocks at your Door, but he stands there waiting, while you are backward and unwilling. And not only so, but he makes Promises what he will do for you, if you will admit him, what Privileges he will admit you to; he will sup with you, and you with him. And again, Rev. 22 16, 17. I am the Root, and the Offspring of David, the bright and the Morning Star. And the Spirit and the Bride say, Come: And let him that heareth, say, Come; and let him that is athirst, Come: And whosoever will let him come, and take of the Water of Life freely. How does Christ here graciously set before you his own winning attractive Excellency!