cannot cry, he cannot come fenfible of what he fees not, nor feels. In those Days, and at that Time, the Children of Ifrael fall come; they and the Children of Judah together, going and Weeping; they shall seek the Lord their God; they shall ask their Way to Zion, with their Faces thitherward, faying, Come, and let us join ourfelves to the Lord in a perpetual Covenant that jhall not be forgotten, Jer. 50. 4, 5.

Secondly, This coming to Chrift, it is called a running to him, as flying to him; a flying to him from Wrath to come. By all which Terms, is fet forth the Senfe of the Man that comes; to wit, That he is affected with the Sense of his Sin, and the Death due thereto; that he is fenfible that the Avenger of Blood purfues him, and that therefore he is cut off, if he makes not Speed to the Son of God for Life, Mat. 3. 7. Pfal. 143. 9, Flying is the last Work of a Man' in Danger, all that are in Danger do not fly; no, not all that fee themfelves in Danger; all that hear of Danger will not fly. Men will confider if there be no other Way of E(cape before they fly. Therefore, as I faid, flying is the laft Thing. When all Refuge fails, and a Man is made to fee that there is nothing left him but Sin, Death, and Damnation, unless he flies to Chrift for Life; then he flies, and not till then.

Thirdly, That the true coming is from a Senfe of an abfolute Need of Jefus Chrift to fave, &c. is evident by the Out-cry that is made by them to come, even as they are coming to him, Mat. 14. 30. Als 2. 37. Acts 16. 30. Lord fave me or I perifh; Men and Brethren, what shall we do; Sirs, what must I do to be faved, (and the like.) This Language doth fufficiently discover that the truly coming Souls, are Souls fenfible of their Need of Salvation by Jefus Chrift; and moreover, that there is nothing else that can help them, but Chri

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Fourthly, It is yet farther evident by thefe few Things that follow; It is faid that fuch are pricked in their Hearts, that is, with the Sentence of Death by the Law; and the leaft Prick in the Heart kills a Man, Acts 2. 376 Such are faid, as I faid before, to weep, to tremble, and to be altonished in themselves at the evident and unavoidable Danger that attends them, unless they fly to Jefus Christ, Acts 9. 16.

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Fifthly, Coming to Chrift is attended with ant honest and fincere forfakingvall for him. If any May come unto me and bateth not his Father and Mother, and Wife and Children, and Brethren and Sifters, yea, and his own Life alfo, he cannot be my Difciple; and whosoever doth not bear, his Cross, and come after me, cannot be my Diftiple, Luke 14.

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By thefe and the like Expreffions elsewhere, Chrift defcribeth the true Comer, or the Man that indeed is coming to him; he is one that cafteth all behind his Back; he leaveth all, he, forfaketh all, he hateth all Things that would fand in his Way to hinder his coming to Jesus; Chrift. There are a great many pretended, Comers to Jefus Chrift in the World. And they are much like to the Man you read of in Mat 21. 30. that faid to his Father's Bidding, I go 21.39 Sir, and went not. I fay, there are a great many fuch Comers to Jefus Chrift; they fay, when Chrift by his Gofpel, I come Sir, but fill Calls they abide by their Pleafure and carnal Delights. They come not at all, only they give him a Courtly Compliment; but he takes Notice of ip and will not let it pals for any more than a Lye. He faid, I go, Sir. and went not; he difembled and liedplsTake Heed of this, fod that Hatter yourselves with your own Decel

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will not do with Jefus Chrift: Coming is coming, and nothing else will go for coming with him.

Before I fpeak to the other Head, I shall answer fome Objections that usually lie in the Way of thofe that in Truth are coming to Jejus Chrift.

Objection 1.

Though I cannot deny, but my Mind runs. after Chrift, and that too as being moved thereto from a Sight and Confideration of my loft Condition, (for I fee without him I perish) yet I fear my Ends are not right in coming to him.

Queft. Why, what is thine End în coming to Chrift?

Anfw. My End is, that I might have Life, and be faved by Jefus Chrift.

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This is the Objection; well,. let me tell thee, that to come to Chrift for Life, and to be faved, although at prefent thou haft no other End, is a lawful and good coming to Jefus Chrift This is evident, becaufe Chrift propoundeth Life, as the only Argument to prevail with Sinners to come -to him, and fo alfo blameth them because they come not to him for Life. And ye will not come to me that ye might have Life, John 5. 3. Befides, there are many other Scriptures whereby he allureth Sinners to come to him, in which he propoundeth nothing to them but their Safety. As, He that believeth in him shall not perish; be that believeth is paffed from Death to Life. He that believeth shall be faved. He that believeth on him. is not condemned. And believing and coming are all one. So that you fee to come to Chrift for Life, is a lawful coming, and good. R

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And let me add over and above, that for a Man to come to Chrift for Life, though he come to him for nothing elfe but Life, it is to give much Honour to him..

First, He honoureth the Word of Chrift, and confenteth to the Truth of it; and that in these two general Heads.

1. He confenteth to the Truth of all thofe Sayings that teftify, that Sin is most abominable in itself, dishonourable to God, and damnable to the Soul of Man; for thus fayeth the Man that cometh to Jefus Chrift, Jer. 44. 4. Rom. 2. 23. chap. 6. 23. 2 Theff. 2. 12.0

2. In that he believeth, as the Word hath faid, that there is in the World's best Things, Righteoufnefs and all, nothing but Death and Damnation; for fo alfo fays the Man that comes to Jefus Ghrift for Life. Rom. 7. 24, 25. chap. 8. 2, 3. 2 Cor. 3. 6, 7, 8.

Secondly, He honoureth Chrift's Perfon, in that he believeth that there is Life in him, and that he is able to fave him from Death, Hell, the Devil, and Damnation; for unless a Man believes this, he will not come to Chrift for Life, Heb. 7. 24, 25.

Thirdly, He honoureth him, in that he believeth that he is authorized of the Father to give Life to thofe that come to him for it, John 5. 11, 12. chap. 17. 1, 2, 3.

Fourthly, He honoureth the Priesthood of Jefus Chrift.

2. In that he believeth that Chrift hath more Power to fave from Sin by the Sacrifice that he hath offered for it, than hath all Law, Devils, Death, or Sin to condemn: He that believes not

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Thirdly, In that he believeth that Christ, according to his Office, will be most faithful and merciful in the Difcharge of this Office. This must be included in the Faith of him that comes for Life to Jefus Chrift, 1 John 2. 1, 2, 3. Heb. 2. 17, 18.

Fourthly. Further, He that cometh to Jefus Christ for Life, taketh Part with him against Sin and against the ragged and imperfect Righteouf nefs of the World yea, and against falfe Chriftig and damnable Errors that fet themselves against the Worthinefs of his Merits and Sufficiency: This is evident, for that fuch a Soul fingleth Chrift out from them all, as the only that can fave...

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Fifthly, Therefore as Noah, at God's. Command, thou prepareft this Ark, for the saving of thyfelf by which also thou condemneft the World, and art become Heir of the Righteoufnefs which is by Faith, (Heb. 11. 7.) wherefore coming Sinner be content; he that cometh to Jesus Chrift believeth too that he is willing to fhew Mercy to, and have Compaffion upon him (tho' unworthy) that comes to him for Life. And therefore thy Soul lieth not only under a fpecial Invitation to come, but under a Promife too of being accepted and forgiven, Mar. 11. 28.

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