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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.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Now all these are Examples, particular instances of Christs readiness to receive the Backsliders to Mercy; and observe it, examples and proofs that he hath done so, are to our unbelieving hearts, stronger encouragements, than bare Promises, that so he will do. But again, the Lord Jesus hath added to those for the encouragement of returning Backsliders, to come to him,
Now all these are Examples, particular instances of Christs readiness to receive the Backsliders to Mercy; and observe it, examples and proofs that he hath done so, are to our unbelieving hearts, stronger incouragements, than bare Promises, that so he will do. But again, the Lord Jesus hath added to those for the incouragement of returning Backsliders, to come to him,
First, A Call to come, and he will receive them, Revel. 2. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22. Chap. 3. 1, 2, 3, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22. Wherefore, New Testament Backsliders have encouragement to come.
First, A Call to come, and he will receive them, Revel. 2. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22. Chap. 3. 1, 2, 3, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22. Wherefore, New Testament Backsliders have incouragement to come.
Secondly, A Declaration of readiness to receive them that Come, as here in the Text, and in many other places is plain: ⟨p. 135⟩Therefore, Set thee up these Marks, make thee these high heaps (of the golden Grace of the Gospel,) set thine heart towards the high-way, even the way that thou wentest (when thou didst backslide) turn again, O Virgin of Israel; turn again to these thy Cities,