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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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Be sure therefore, if the Father hath • thee an Heart to come to Jesus Christ, the • of Mercy yet stands open to thee: For it s• not with the Wisdom of God to give stre• to come to the Birth, and yet to shut • Womb Isa. 66.9. To give Grace to com• Jesus Christ, and yet shut up the Doo• his Mercy upon thee. Incline thine Ear, • he, and come unto me; hear, and your Soul• live: and I will make an everlasting Covenant you, even the sure Mercies of David, Isa. 52.
Obj. But it is said that some Knocked wh• Door was shut.
Ans. Yes But the Text in which these K• errs are mentioned, are to be referred unto day of Judgment▪ and not to the coming the Sinner to Christ in this Life. See the • Mat. 25.11 Luke 13 24, 25