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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, Christ by these Words also suggeste• That no more come unto Him than indeed • given Him of the Father; for the Him in • place is one of the (All) that by Canst • mentioned before. All that the Father giveth • shall come to me; and every Him of that • I will in no wise cast out. This the Apostle s••uate•h, where He saith, He gave some A• tles, & some Prophets, & some Evangelists, & • Pastors, & Teachers for the perfecting of • Saints, for the Work of the Ministry, for the e• ing of the Body of Christ; 'till we come i• Unity of Faith, & in the Knowledge of the So• God, unto a perfect Men unto the Measu•• the Stature of the Fullness of Christ, Eph. 4
Thirdly, Christ by these Words also suggeste• That no more come unto Him than indeed • given Him of the Father; for the Him in • place is one of the (All) that by Canst • mentioned before. All that the Father giveth • shall come to me; and every Him of that • I will in no wise cast out. This the Apostle s••uate•h, where He saith, He gave some A• tles, & some Prophets, & some Evangelists, & • Pastors, & Teachers for the perfecting of Saints, for the Work of the Ministry, for the e ing of the Body of Christ; 'till we come i Unity of Faith, & in the Knowledge of the So God, unto a perfect Men unto the Measu the Sature of the Fulness of Christ,