The Temper of Jesus - 1712

Go into all nations and offer this salvation as you go ; but lest the poor house of Israel should think themselves abandoned to despair, the seed of Abraham, mine ancient friend; as cruel and unkind as they have been, go, make them the first offer of grace ; let them that struck the rock, drink first of its refreshing streams ; and they that drew my blood, be welcome to its healing virtue. Tell them, that as I was sent to the lost sheep of the house of Israel, so, if they will be gathered, I will be their shepherd still. Though they despised my tears which I shed over them, and imprecated my blood to be upon them, tell them 'twas for their sakes I shed both ; that by my tears I might soften their hearts towards God, and by my blood I might reconcile God to them. - Grosvenor was the second pastor to occupy the pulpit of Thomas Watson after Samuel Slater.