The way of the Spirit in bringing souls to Christ set forth in X sermons on John 16:7, 8, 9, 10 and chap 7:37 / by Mr. Thomas Allen, late pastor of a church in ... Norwich.

Answer 2.

But then again, you say, you do not thirst, Can any soul here before the Lord say, that you have no need of the water of life, that you have no need of, nor desire everlasting life, that you have no need to have your sins pardoned, is there any soul in the Congregation that can say, that there is no need, then you may stand off, and say there is no invitation made to me, but I dare say for every one in the congregation, that he would wil∣lingly dy the death of the righteous, and there∣fore, let every poor soul know whatsoever is spo∣ken to one, is spoken to every one; Jesus Christ hath made this invitation, if any man do but come to Christ, do but venture upon Christ, that is the way, he shall drink of the water of life; and what shall I say more for the clearing of this? do you not think that Jesus Christ saith true?

or that he is to be believed in what he speaks? never an one surely, but will say that Jesus Christ is to be believed, and that they do believe that he speaks truth, why, then Jesus Christs invitation is to every one in this Congregation to come un∣to him, and therefore why should any stand back, and hold off from coming unto Christ? If the Lord would perswade your hearts to come unto Christ, it would be the happiest day, that ever your eyes saw in this World, if the Lord would perswade your hearts hereto, you should find that Jesus Christ would be as good as his word, that you shall drink of this water of life, and partake of it for ever and ever, and shall ne∣ver see death, eternal death.