Samuel Rutherford

“ However I am resolved, whether you will or not, and the Lord fasten it upon your Souls.
1. In the Bowels of Love and Mercy, let me beg thee to ask thy Soul this Question, How long will this Life, and the Comforts of it last? The Soul is immoral and must never die, but it must have a Being some where in all Eternity.
The Worlds happiness, Is it everlasting? No surely; thy Money and thy Corn, and thy Land, will do thee no Good in the great Day: Oh! What hast thou laid up for the World to come? Is the Door of thy Heart open to Christ? ”

“ Ask thy Soul, on which Hand thou are like to stand in the Day of Judgement, on the Right-Hand, or on the Left, among the Goats, if thou wilt not hear and open now, if thou wilt not open thy Heart now, be assured the Devil will open Hell's, Mouth for thee ”

“ But how wilt thou do, to dwell with devouring Fire? How wilt thou dwell with everlasting Burnings? Whatsoever thou think'st now, think what Hell will be when the Day comes, thou must descend into it; Thou may'll drink or laugh away thy Fear of it, but what will it be to thee, when thou feelest thy self wrapped up in the Flames of it, and not a Drop of water to cool thy Tongue! ”

“ Come unto Christ, and he will have Mercy on you, and heal all your Backslidings and love you freely. But some poor Soul will be ready to say, I have a Desire to come to Christ, but I am afraid, Christ will never receive such a wretch'd Sinner as I, who have stood it out so long against him. ”

“ Having thus as briefly as may be laid down the Use of Terror, which, I hope will awaken some poor Souls, and of the Depth of carnal security: Now I shall proceed to the last Use of Ecouragement: to encourage poor secure Sinners to venture, to lay fast Hold on him before that it be too late.
Oh, poor Soul! Hast thou kept Christ out a long Time, and art thou not yet resolv'd to open thy Heart to him? What shall I say to thee, Let me say this, Christ waits still for thee, Christ is willing still to receive thee, then why wilt thou undoe thy self by neglecting so great a Salvation? ”

“ IT hath pleased the most wise Disposer of all Things, out of the Riches of his Grace, to render Jesus Christ to poor and undone Sinners, and also it pleased Lord Jesus, not only to die for Sinners, redeem them from Death, and the Curse the Law, that be might open a Way for Sinners to return to God; but is pleased stand knocking at the Door of their Hearts entreat your Souls to be reconciled to God. And therefore, as you love your Souls, as you love your Bodies, as you would not bring damnation to your selves ”

“ Whilst thou diest, thou shalt be a damned Creature, while thou livest, thou art fed like a Beast by common Providence, and art a meer stranger to feeding Promises: If thou lookest upwards, God is frowning, and his Wrach is revealed from Heaven against thee. ”

“ Direct. 3. Come to Jesus Christ, by repenting and forsaking all thy Sins; thou canst never come to the Wedding Supper without the Wedding-Garment; the old Man must be taken away, before all things can be made new: jer. iii. 14. oh Jerusalem swap thy Heart from Wickedness, that thou mayst be saved, which, God, of his infinite Mercy, grant we may all do, and be blessed for ever, thro' Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour.
FINIS. ”