ARG. VII.
To that I answer, in the Seventh place, Come to me and I will certainly receive you whatever you are, Christ will certainly receive all those that come to him whatever they are, and for that consider these three things, that may make it plain.
First, The Solemn expression of Christ for this purpose, that you have in John, 6.37. All that the Father giveth me shall come to me, and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. He doth not say, he that hath been such a great sinner, such a vile wretched sinner, but he speaks indefinitly, he that comes to me I will in no wise cast out. Now this that is translated in your Books, In no wise cast out, it hath a greater force in the Greek, there is two Negatives, for though we in English say, two Negatives make an affirmative, it is not so in Greek, for it is for a stronger confirmation of a thing, and so it may be read, He that cometh to me, I will not not cast out, as if so be Christ should say, he that comes to me I will not, I will not cast out. As we, when we would express the fervency of our Spirits, we double our speech; so doth Christ, he would express the Fervency of his spirit, and therefore he saith, he that cometh to me, I will not, I will not cast out.
Secondly, Whoever thou art upon coming to him he will not cast thee off, for this was the great errand that