Chap.J.Se61:,3 Lop/dng unt~ ;,'[us. Book. IV. and falvation offinners? for the Sonne ofman iu~me tofte~, and to L k {111Je that which was loft : had not Chrifl: come down, finners could u e 1 9· 10 ' not have gone up into heaven, and therefor<! that they might afcend, he defcends. 2. I come down from heaven, not to do mine own will, bNt the will ofhim that fent me ; his Father had fent him on purpofe to receive, and to fave finners; and to this purpofe, he is ca.!led the A;psftle of our profe!flon,---who was faithful to him H (, that appointed him, Maljo Mvfes wM faithful irt all hu houfe: his e · 3· 1 ' ,, Father could BOt fend' him on any errant, but he was fure to do it; his Fathers miffion was a il:rong demonll:ration, that Chrill: was willing to·receive thofe finners that would but come roh~. · Again, 'fefm flood and cryedfaying,if any man thirft, let him came John 7· 31· unto me and drink_: the very pith, heart, and marrow of theGofpel is contained in thefe words: the occafion of them was . thus : on that Ja£1: day of the feaft of tabernacles, the Jews were wont with great folemnity to draw water out of the fountaine of , Siloam, at the foot ofmount Sion, and to bring it to the .Altar, finging out ~f lfaiah, with joy jball ye draw water •out of the wells m; u. 1• offalvati9n; now Chril.l: takes him at this cu£l:ome, and recalls ' them from earthly to heavenly waters, alluding to that of Ifaiah, Ifa. >f• 'J, ~ " Ho tvery one that thirfteth, cGme ye to the waters.--lncline your cares, and come unto me, andyour fouls fballlive. The Father faith come, the Son faith come, the Spirit faith come, yea, the Spirit and the bridefay,come, and let him that heareth fay,com.e, and let him Rev. &1t 17. that io 11 thirft come, and whofoever will, let him drink._ ofthe water of life freely. All the time ofChriftsMiniftry we fee him tyring himfelfe in going about from place to place, upon no other errant then this, to cry at the mar~ets, Ho every one that thirfteth, come ye to the waters! 1[ any ftnners love life, ifany will ge to heaven, let them come to me, and I will fbew them the way to my Fathers bo[ome,.and ~ndeare them to my Fathers heart. Agam, htther tend all thofe Arguments ofGod and Chrift, to draw fouls to th'cmfelves. Tlius God draws arguments . 1. From his equity, heare now 0 houfe of Ifrael, is not my way , equal ? or are r10t your wayes unequal? q. d. I appealt; to your Ezek. Itl. 2f• very confciences, is this equal, that finners lhould go on in finne, . and trefpalfe againll: him that is fo willing to receive and fave poote Goners? 2. From our ruine, in cafe we go on in l.in, cajf . 1 ii 2 · 11.wa}
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