284 SERMON PREACHED ON THE ISLAND. 
What is it that Christ requires of thee, "but that 
thou shouldst close with his unqualified offer 
of free salvation? If thou comest to Him 
polluted, He will cleanse thee ; if thou art naked, 
He will clothe thee ; if thou art wretched, He 
will cheer thee. He will give thee joy for 
sorrow, riches for poverty, health for sickness. 
To sum up the whole, come to Christ without 
delay. While the Spirit worketh within you, 
speak to Him in earnest, persevering prayer, 
and He will hear your supplications : you may 
remain in heaviness for a time ; but be not 
weary in well-doing, and the certain result will 
be that He will speak comfort to thy soul. He 
will enlighten thy mind, and bid thee c go in 
peace, thy sins are forgiven.' 
" 4. A general invitation. ' Whosoever will, 
let him take the water of life freely,' 
" Glory be to God ! salvation by Jesus Christ 
is so fully made known, and so frankly offered 
in the Gospel, that whosoever will, may take 
the water of life freely. Nor is the invitation 
confined to Gospel time. Long before Christ 
appeared in the flesh, the proclamation was 
extant. Hear the prophet Isaiah, under the 
influence of the Holy Spirit, crying aloud 
i Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the 
waters, and he that hath no money ; come ye, 
buy, and eat ; yea, come, buy wine and milk 
without money and without price.' Again 
' Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call 
upon him while he is near : let the wicked for- 
sake his way, and the unrighteous man his 
thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, 
