glorycloud's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- laying hold on Christ "Objection: 1, Why says the sensible sinner, my sins have been so great and my transgressions so mighty that I may never look up with any confidence upon the rock of salvation; nay, it is not Satan only, but my own conscience testifies against me, that manifold numbers and the high numbers of my rebellions. I tell you, you would tremble to think of such lewdness whereof I have been and now stand guilty; and the sensible consideration of them makes my heart sink and checks me with shame and blushing when I think of laying hold on Christ. Solution. For the answer to this objection consider these particulars. 1. The greatness of sinning should be a strong reason to compel the soul to Christ. Great sins are never eased either by despair or by unbelief, but two things they should. One is great humbling and sorrow. Other is great desires and beseeching's for Christ. Suppose a man owed his whole estate and his only way was to beg a whole discharged. Suppose a man had many wounds, and deep ones too; for this reason should he go to the surgeon Why brethren! What would you alone do with great sins? Can you ever discharge them? Can you ever satisfy for them? Nay, do they not open unto you your great need of Christ, and point the way to Him? God has great mercies than we have sins. Christ has strong merits and satisfactions to the utmost. Greater sins should hasten us into the mercy-seat, when humbled, have been accepted and pardoned such as Mary Magdalene and Paul. Some great sinners have miscarried because they never came to Christ. How you fewer sins, would you not come in? Why, then, will you not come now? The greatest sinner never miscarried by coming to Christ; and the least sinner does, for not coming to Christ. Yours not coming to Christ binds all your sins on your soul." pg. 198,199 'The Humbled Sinner Resolved' by Obadiah Sedgwick 11:02 a.m. - 2024-02-10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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