Chap. 3. SeCt. 3 Looking tmto j't'fus. Book. IV. done. What? is Chrift moft wil ing to receive finners? 0 then be exhorted l who would not come to Jefus Chrift? me .thinks now all l!nners of all forts fhould fay, though I have been a drunkard, a fwearer, an unclean perfon, yet now I heare Chrift is willing to receive flnners,and therefore l will go to Jefus Chrift. This is my exhortation, 0 come rmto Chrijf, come unto Chrift ! behold here in the name of the Lord I £\:and, and make invitation to poore l!nner;; Oh will ye not come? how will you anfwer it at the great day, when it {ball be [aid, the Lord Jefus made a tender and offer of mercy to you, and you wouid not accept of it ? Oh come to Chrift, and beleeve on Chrift; as Chrift is willing to receive you, fo be you willing to give .up your fouls to him ; the motives to this I. may lay down in thefe particulars.- I. The doetrine ofChrift, Cone unto me,-and him that cometh unto me I will in no wife ca[i out. All the arguments of God and Chrift, of which you have heard, the practife ofChrift whiles he was upon earth, and the heart of Chrift now in heaven; lay thefe together,and apply them to your own fouls, oh what work will they make ! 2. The calls of God, and Chrift; as they are frequent in Scriptures '; confider that text, Ho every one that thirft.r., come ye tothe-waters! Ifa. )).L [Ho] he begins proclamation-wife; we ufually fay, vocations , interjeCtions fpeak very affectionate motion towards the diftreffed; certai~ly Chrifts love is a very affectionate love, he !ayes his mouth to theeares oftbofe that are fpiritually deafe, and cries aloud, Ho [every 6ne J Chrift invires all: ru many tU ye jhall finde, bid them to the marriage, Mat. 22. 9· as the heavens are general in tt:eir influence; nor one graffe on the ground but •cis bedewed ; fo are Chrifts invitati· ons to his feaft, not one man in all the world but be is invited; flo every one that thirfteth J fo the Apoftle, let him th4t is athir{t come, and whofoever will, let him take the water of life freely, Rev. 22. I 7. 11 thirfr, and a will is one and the fame, it is your will that makes up the match; ifyou will but fit down at Godg table, if you will but have the bony comb with the bony, if yoliwill but drink his wine with his milke, ifyou will drink, yea drink a bun~ dantly ofthe Aaggons of the new wine of his Kingdome, why then come, come ye to the water .r; come unto me and drink,; Cbrifis K kk .2 armcs 435
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