William Greenhill (1591–1671) on the Ingratitude of Rejecting Christ's Free Offer

Thirdly, Consider who it is [that] offers it, it is offered by Christ, by the Ministers of Christ it is offered unto you daily; but here in the Text it's offered by Christ. Now shall Christ who is the Son of God, the Prince of life, the heir of the world, who is worshipped by Angels, who is the great Commander of Heaven and Earth; shall he come and offer you water of life, and will you have none of it? shall he that loves sinners, and laid down his life for them, and would wash them in his blood, shall he come and tender the Gospel, and Grace to you, and will you have none thereof? your sin is great, exceeding great.

Fourthly, Consider, it is the greatest ingratitude that ever was in men and women, that Christ should bring water of life, and freely offer it unto you, and you have extreme need of it, and yet will have none of it: he doth it out of love, and aims at your good, and the saving of your souls, and yet you will have none of this water, what ingratitude is this? Christ may say, I brought water to your door, and such water as was water of life, it would have quickened you, maintained life in you, & brought you to Eternal life, and you would none of it; hear O Heavens, and hearken O Earth, was there ever such ingratitude!

William Greenhill, Sermons of Christ (London: Printed by R. I. for Livewell Chapman at the Crown in Popes-head-Alley, 1656), 201–202.

These sermons offer some fine material on spiritual thirsting, the willingness of Christ to save sinners, and the free offer of the gospel.

Joel R. Beeke and Randall J. Pederson, Meet the Puritans (Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2007), 300.

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