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may receive the forgiveness of sins, and in- 
heritance among them which are sanctified by 
faith in Jesus Christ. 
" 2. A command. ' Let him that heareth 
say, Come.' 
" Our blessed Saviour knew that the Church 
collectively, as a body, would always be anxious 
for the salvation of sinners, inasmuch as thereby 
the glory of her Lord would be eminently 
exalted. But he also foresaw that individual 
members of that Church would be prone to luke- 
warmness in his cause, and bury their talent in 
the earth. To prevent this, He says in the 
text, ' Let him that heareth say, Come.' As if 
He had said, ' Ye profess to be my disciples to 
have received the remission of your sins through 
faith in my blood, which was shed for many. 
Do not, then, desire to keep so great a salvation 
for yourselves only, or for a few of your nearest 
and dearest relations. It was not my design, 
when I left the bosom of my Father and came 
down upon earth, to die for the sins of any par- 
ticular kindred, or tongue, or nation of mankind : 
my blood was shed for all the sons of Adam, 
that as there is none other name under heaven 
given among men whereby they must be saved, 
and as my Father desireth not the death of a 
sinner, but that all should turn unto him and 
live so whosoever cometh to him by me shall 
not perish, but have everlasting life. Publish, 
then, abroad this great salvation. Declare unto 
sinners what I have done for your souls ; tell 
them that although they have destroyed them- 
selves, yet in me there is help ; that ye have 
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