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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.
This is Christ's Answer by the Text, to all that accuse the Coming-Shimeis; What have I to do with you, that accuse the Coming-Sinners to me? I count you Adversaries, that are against my showing Mercy to them. Do not I know, that I am Exalted this Day to be King of Righteousness, and King of Peace. I will in no wise cast them out.
This is Christ's Answer by the Text, to all that accuse the Coming-Shimeis; What have I to do with you, that accuse the Coming-Sinners to me? I count you Adversaries, that are against my shewing Mercy to them. Do not I know, that I am Exalted this Day to be King of Righteousness, and King of Peace. I will in no wise cast them out.
Secondly, But again; These Words do closely imply, that the Coming-Souls are afraid, that these Accusers will prevail against them; as is evident, because the Text is spoken for their Relief and Succour: For that need not be, if they that are coming, were not subject to fear, and despond upon this account. Alas! there is Guilt, and the Curse lies upon the Conscience of the Coming-Sinner!
Besides, He is Conscious to himself, what a Villain, what a Wretch he hath been against God, and Christ. Also, he now knows, by woeful Experience, how he hath been at Satan's Beck, and at the Motion of every Lust. He hath now also, new Thoughts of the Holiness, and Justice of God: Also, he feels, that he cannot forbear sinning against him; For the Motions of Sin, which are by the Law, do work in his Members, to bring forth Fruit unto Death, (Rom. 7.) But none of this needs be, since we have so Good, so Tender-hearted, and so Faithful a Jesus to come to; who will rather overthrow Heaven and Earth, than suffer a little of this Text to fail: And him that comes unto me, I will in no wise cast out.