Samuel Rutherford

“ Say, O sinner, to thy soul, What, must I be taken from all glory and greatness, from all the dilligence, and thrown, like Lusifer son of the morning, from all thy brightness, into blackness and darkness for ever? When death hath closed up my eyes must I awake in everlasting flames? sinner, thou, thou shalt without remedy, unless thou open to the Lord Jesus Christ.
Quest 3 ask thy soul, on which hand thou art like to stand on the day of judgment, on the right hand or on the left, among the goats. if thou wilt not bear and open thy heart now, be assured the devil will open his mouth for thee. ”

“ And therefore, as you love your souls, as you love your bodies, as you would not bring damnation on yourselves; hear and fear, and do no more wickedly, but open your hard and stony hearts, that the King of glory may enter in. O sinner! now Christ is standing and calling to thy soul, if thou wilt hear and open, I will come in unto thee. ”

“ All you, into whose hands this little book shall come, let me beg you to consider, in those bowels of love you have to your own souls how your hearts can endure to think of being that out of heaven, out of blessedness for ever: ask your hearts these questions. ”

“ I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and up with him, and he with me.
IT hath pleased the most wife dispofer of all things, out of the riches of his grace, to render Jesus Christ to poor lost and undone sinners, and also pleased the Lord Jesus, not only to die for sinners to redeemn them from death, and the curse of the law, that he might open a way for lost sinners, to return to God, but is pleased to stand knocking at the door of their hearts to entreat their fouls to be reconciled to God. ”

“ Consider what answer we thou wilt be able to make at the great day, if thou wilt harden thy heart, and not open, why, what wilt thou, what can't thou plead for thyself at the day of judgment Wilt thou say, the gospel never offered thee Christ? ”

“ Having thus briefly as may be laid down the use of terror which, I hope, will awaken some poor souls out of the depth of carnal security: now, I shall proceed to the last use of encouragement: to encourage poor secure sinners to venture, to lay fast bold on him before that it be too late.
Oh, poor soul! hast thou kept Christ out of a long time, and art thou not yet relolved to open thy heart to him? What shall I say to thee? Let me say this? Christ wait still for thee: the why, wilt thou undo thyself, by neglecting so great salvation? ”