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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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Obj. 2. But they are Satan's Captives; he to them Captives at his Will, and he is stronger t• they: How can they come?
Ans, Why, Shall come hath also provided • help for this. Satan hath bound that Daugh• of Abraham so, that she could by no means […] up her se•f; but yet Shall come sit her fo• both in Body and Soul. Christ will have th• turned from the Power of Satan unto God. • what must it be, if they turn themselves, o• something to merit of him to turn them? • he will do it freely, of his own good Will. A• Man, whose Soul is possessed with the Devil, turned whithersoever the Governor listeth▪ taken Captive by him, notwithstanding its? •• tural Powers, at his Will; but what will • do? Will he hold him when Shall-come • forth it self, (will he then let him) for com• to Jesus Christ? No, that cannot be; his Po• is but the Power of a Fallen Angel, but S• come is the Word of God; therefore Shall co• must be fulfilled, and the Gates of Hell • not prevail against it.
Ans, Why, Shall come hath also provided • help for this. Satan hath bound that Daugh of Abraham so, that she could by no means up her sef; but yet Shall come sit her fo both in Body and Soul. Christ will have th turned from the Power of Satan unto God. what must it be, if they turn themselves, o something to merit of him to turn them? he will do it freely, of his own good Wil. A Man, whose Soul is pssssed with the Devil, turned whithersoever the Governour listeth taken Captive by him, notwithstanding its? tural Powers, at his Will; but what will do? Will he hold him when Shall-come forth it self, (will he then let him) for com to Jesus Christ? No, that cannot be; his Po is but the Power of a Fallen Angel, but S come is the Word of God; therefore Shall co must be fulfilled, and the Gates of Hell not prevail against it.