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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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Secondly, Christ also suggesteth by these words, •hat He very well knoweth who are given to •im, not by their coming to Him, but by their ••ing gives to Him. All that the Father giveth •e, shall come to me; and him that cometh, &c. •his (Him) He knoweth to be one of them ••at the Father hath given Him; & therefore •e receiveth him even because the Father hath •ven him to him. J•h 10 I know my Sheep, saith […]: Not only those that already have know•••ge of Him; but those too that yet are igno•••t of Him. Other Sheep have I, said He, that • not of this Fold: Not of the Jewish Church; •t th•se that lie in their Sons, even the rude & •••barous Gentiles. Therefore, when Paul was •s afraid to stay at Corinth, from a supposi•i•• that some mischief might befall him there; • not afraid, (saith the Lord Jesus to Him.) • speak, and bold not thy Peace, for I have much ••le in this City, Joh. 10.16. Acts 18 9, 10. The apple that the Lord here speaks of, were not •his time accounted his, by reason of a work • Conversion that had already passed upon •n, by virtue of the Gift of the Father, for