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Come & welcome to Jesus Christ, or, A plain and profitable discourse upon the…
Come & welcome to Jesus Christ, or, A plain and profitable discourse upon the sixth of John, 37 vers showing the cause, truth and manner of the coming of a sinner to Jesus Christ, with his happy reception and blessed entertainment / written by J. Bunyan.Come & welcome to Jesus Christ, or, A plain and profitable discourse upon the sixth of John, 37 vers shewing the cause, truth and manner of the coming of a sinner to Jesus Christ, with his happy reception and blessed entertainment / written by J. Bunyan.
London: printed for B. Harris, 1678
Come, & Welcome, TO JESUS CHRIST. › Objection 6: Objection 6.
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First, He that is come to Christ, is nearer to him, than he that is but coming to him; for he that is but coming to him, is yet, in some sense, at a distance from him; as it is said of the coming prodigal; And while he was yet a great way off, Luk. 15. Now, he that is nearer to him, hath the best sight of him; and so, is able to make the best Judgement of his wonderful grace & beauty, as God saith; Let them come near, then let them speak. And as the Apostle John saith; And we have seen, and do testify, that God sent his Son to be the Saviour of the world, Isa. 41. 1. 1 Joh. 4. 14. He ⟨p. 118⟩that is not yet come, though he is a-coming, is not fit▪ not being indeed capable, to make that Judgement of the worth and glory of the Grace of Christ, as he is that is come to him, and hath seen and beheld it.
First, He that is come to Christ, is nearer to him, than he that is but coming to him; for he that is but coming to him, is yet, in some sense, at a distance from him; as it is said of the coming prodigal; And while he was yet a great way off, Luk. 15. Now, he that is nearer to him, hath the best sight of him; and so, is able to make the best Judgement of his wonderful grace & beauty, as God saith; Let them come near, then let them speak. And as the Apostle John saith; And we have seen, and do testifie, that God sent his Son to be the Saviour of the world, Isa. 41. 1. 1 Joh. 4. 14. He ⟨p. 118⟩that is not yet come, though he is acoming, is not fit▪ not being indeed capable, to make that Judgement of the worth and glory of the Grace of Christ, as he is that is come to him, and hath seen and beheld it.