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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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First, That the Cities of Refuge were erected • those that were dead in the Law, & that yet […] live by Grace, even for those that were […] hither for Life from the Avenger of Blood […] pursueth after them. And it is worth your •ing, that those that were upon their flight •ther▪ are in a peculiar manner, called the Peo••• of God. Cast ye up, cast ye up, saith ⟨p. 32⟩God, prepare ye the way: Take up the stu• bling-block out of the way of my people Isa. 57.14 This is meant of preparing the […] to the City of Refuge, that the Slayers mi•• escape thither; which flying Slayers are he by way of specialty called the People of God even those of them that escaped thither for Lif•
First, That the Cities of Refuge were erected • those that were dead in the Law, & that yet 〈…〉 live by Grace, even for those that were 〈…〉 hither for Life from the Avenger of Blood 〈…〉 pursueth after them. And it is worth your •ing, that those that were upon their flight •ther▪ are in a peculiar manner, called the Peo••• of God. Cast ye up, cast ye up, saith ⟨p. 32⟩God, prepare ye the way: Take up the stu• bling-block out of the way of my peopl•