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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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Thirdly, These Words (shall come) maketh thy coming to be also the Effect of an absolute Promise; coming Sinner, thou art concluded in • Promise; thy coming is the Fruit of the Faithfulness of an absolute Promise. 'Twas this Promise, by the virtue of which thou at first rece• vedst strength to come: And this is the Pr• mice, by the Virtue of which thou shalt be •• fectually brought to him. It was said to Ab•• ham, At this time will I come, and Sarah shall be • a Son. This Son was Isaac. Mark! Sarah sha•• have a Son: There is the Promise; and S• had a Son: There was the fulfilling of the P•• mice: And therefore was Isaac called the Ch• of the Promise, Gen. 17.19, ch. 18.10 Rom. 9 9.
Thirdly, These Words (shall come) maketh thy coming to be also the Effect of an absolute Promise; coming Sinner, thou art concluded in • Promise; thy coming is the Fruit of the Faithfulness of an absolute Promise. 'Twas this Promise, by the virtue of which thou at first rece• vedst strength to come: And this is the Pr• mise, by the Virtue of which thou shalt be •• fectually brought to him. It was said to Ab•• ham, At this time will I come, and Sarah shall be • a Son. This Son was Isaac. Mark! Sarah sha•• have a Son: There is the Promise; and S• had a Son: There was the fulfilling of the P•• mise: And therefore was Isaac called the Ch of the Promise,