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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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Fourthly, God counteth the Wisdom of this World, one of his greatest Enemies, therefore by that Wisdom no man can come to Jesus Christ. For it is not likely that one of Gods greatest Enemies, should draw a man to that ⟨p. 171⟩which best of all pleaseth God, as coming to Christ doth. Now, that God counteth the Wisdom of this World, one of his greatest Enemies, is evident.
First, For that it casteth the greatest contempt upon his Sons undertakings, as afore is proved, in that it counts his Crucifixion foolishness; Though That be one of the Highest Demonstrations of Divine Wisdom, Ephes. 1. 7, 8.
Secondly, Because God hath threatened to destroy it, and bring it to naught, and cause it to perish; Which surely he would not do, was it not an Enemy; would it direct men to, and cause them to close with Jesus Christ. See Isa. 29. 14. 1 Cor. 1. 19.
Secondly, Because God hath threatned to destroy it, and bring it to naught, and cause it to perish; Which surely he would not do, was it not an Enemy; would it direct men to, and cause them to close with Jesus Christ. See Isa. 29. 14. 1 Cor. 1. 19.