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Come and welcome to Jesus Christ. Or, A plain and profitable discourse on John…
Come and welcome to Jesus Christ. Or, A plain and profitable discourse on John VI. verse xxxvii. Showing, the cause, truth and manner of the coming of a sinner to Jesus Christ; with his happy reception, and blessed entertainment. / Written by John Bunyan, author of the Pilgrim's progress. ; [Two lines from Isaiah]Come and welcome to Jesus Christ. Or, A plain and profitable discourse on John VI. verse xxxvii. Shewing, the cause, truth and manner of the coming of a sinner to Jesus Christ; with his happy reception, and blessed entertainment. / Written by John Bunyan, author of the Pilgrim's progress. ; [Two lines from Isaiah]
Boston, : Reprinted, and are to be sold by Nicholas Boone at the Bible in Cornhill., 1728
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Answ. My End is, that I might have Life, and be saved by Jesus Christ.
This is the Objection. Well let me tell thee, that to come to Christ for Life, & to be saved, although at present thou hast no other end, is a lawful and good coming to Jesus Christ. This is evident, because Christ propoundeth Life […] the only Argument to prevail with Sinners t• come to him, and so also blameth the• because they come not to him for Life. And […] will not come to me that ye might have Life, Joh. 5 3. Besides there are many other Scriptures. whereby he allureth Sinners to come to him, in which he propoundeth nothing to them but their safety. As, he that believeth in him, shall ⟨p. 29⟩not perish; he that believeth is passed from Death to Life. He that believeth shall be saved. He that believeth on him, is not condemned. And believing and coming are all one. So that you see to come to Christ for Life, is a lawful coming, & good.
This is the Objection. Well let me tell thee, that to come to Christ for Life, & to be saved, although at present thou hast no other end, is a lawful and good coming to Jesus Christ. This is evident, because Christ propoundeth Life 〈…〉 the only Argument to prevail with Sinners t• come to him, and so also blameth the• because they come not to him for Life. And 〈…〉 will not come to me that ye might have Life, Joh. 5 3. Besides there are many other Scriptures. whereby he allureth Sinners to come to him, in which he propoundeth nothing to them but their safety. As, he that believeth in him, shall ⟨p. 29⟩