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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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Answ. What then? Shall that hinder the execution of Shall-come? It is not Transgressions, nor Sins, nor all their Transgressions • all their Sins, (if they by the Father are •ven to Christ, to save them) that shall hin••r this Promise, that is should not be fulfilled upon them: In those days, and at that time, ••th the Lord, the Iniquities of Israel shall be ••ght for, and not be found, Jer. 31 30. Not that ••ey had none; (for they bounded in Transgressions, 2 Chron. 39 9 Ezek. 16.48.) but God ••ould pardon, cover, hide, and put them a• •y by Virtue of his absolute Promise, by ••ich they are given to Christ to save them: ••d I will cleanse them from all their Iniquity whereby they have sinned against me; […] I will pardon all their Iniquity, whereby •y have transgressed against me. And it •ll be to me for a Name of Joy, a Praise, […] an Honour before all the Nations of the earth, which shall hear of all the good I do •o them; and they shall fear and tremble • all the Goodness, and all the Prosperity • I procure to it, Jer. ••.8, 9.
Answ. What then? Shall that hinder the •xecution of Shall-come? It is not Transgres••ons, nor Sins, nor all their Transgressions • all their Sins, (if they by the Father are ven to Christ, to save them) that shall hinr this Promise, that is should not be fulfild upon them: In those days, and at that time, th the Lord, the Iniquities of Israel shall be ght for, and not be found,