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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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When the G•a•er said, Sits, what must I do to •e saved? Paul did not so much as once ask him •hat is your End in this Question? Do you design the Glory of God, in the Salvation of your •oul? He had more wit: He knew that such questions as these, would have been but as Fools •a•bles, instead of a sufficient S•lve to so weigh•• a Question as this. Wherefore since this poor Wretch lacked Salvation by Jesus Christ, I mean […] saved from Hell & Death, which he knew • now) was due to him for the Sins that he ••d committed; Paul bids him like a poor con•emned Sinner▪ as he was, to proceed still in • is way of Self-seeking. Believe on the Lord Jesus ••rist, and thou shalt be saved, Acts 16 30 31, 32. I •now, that afterwards thou wilt desire to glorify Christ, by walking in the way of his •ecepts; but at present thou wantest Life; ••e Avenger of Blood is behind thee, and the ⟨p. 34⟩Devil like a roaring Lion is behind thee. Well come now, and obtain Life from these; and when thou hast obtained some comfortable Persuasion that thou are made a Partaker of Life by Christ, then, and not till then, tho• wilt say, Bless the Lord O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy Name. Bless the Lor• O my Soul, and forget not all his Benefits; wh• forgiveth all thine iniquities, and healeth all th Diseases; who redeemeth thy Life from Destruction and crowneth thee with loving Kindnesses, and te der Mercies,