...that divine change, or perish. In April, 1774, on the Sunday before Easter, Mr. Simpson preached from John vi. 44, " No man can come unto me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him." Under this .sermon she felt herself indeed a lost, perishing sinner; a rebel against...

...contemplation of these truths, by considering — First, What is meant by the drawing spoken of in our text : " No man can come unto me, except the Father, which hath sent me, draw him ;" — and, secondly, Why this drawing is necessary. I. What is meant by the drawing spoken...

...grace of God. So our Lord speaks in the sixth chapter of this gospel, in the forty-fourth verse, " No man can come unto me, except the Father, which hath sent me, draw him ; and I will raise him up at the last day." And, in another place, he says, " Ye will...

...he has adduced as being liable to misinterpretation. Your correspondent supposes that the passage,." No man can come unto me, except the Father which hath sent ma draw him," is to be rendered thus : '' No Jew would come to be the Lord's disciple, unless he were...

...language, which it was never intended should convey any other meaning than the literal. It is written, " No man can come unto me, except the Father, which hath sent me, draw him." When it is considered, who were our Lord's audience, what was the main subject of discourse,...

...hearts, crying, Abba, Father;" Gal.iv. 6. "The Spirit, by which we cry, Abba, Father;" Rom. vi. 15. "No man can come unto me, except the Father which hath sent me, draw him ;" John, vi. 44. The doctrine of * Mark, xiii. 1 1 ; Acti, xx. 23 ; Rom. viii. 15, 16;...

...implore the aid and assistance of Almighty God, and depend upon him for it ; for Christ himself saith, No man can come unto me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him. But we can never expect that he should draw us, unless we desire it of him ; and therefore...

...new heart, and a new spirit, for why will ye die? ' In one sentence the Saviour himself proclaims, ' No man can come unto me except the Father, which hath sent me, draw him :' in another he complains, ' Ye will not come to me that ye might have life.' One of...

...may have everlasting life ; and I will raise him up at the last day.' ' Murmur not among yourselves. No man can come unto me, except the Father, which hath sent me, draw him. It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all TAUGHT OP GOD0. Every man, therefore,...

...thongh influenced by the purest and most sublime precepts, yet find the truth of our Saviour's words, ' No man can come unto me except the Father which hath sent me draw him *.' ' As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine, no more can...