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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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This then should learn us diligently to consi••• the natural force of every Word of God; & • judge of Christ's Ability to Save, not by our ••ns, or our shallow Apprehensions of his Grace, […] by his word which is the true Measure of •ace. And if we do not judge thus, we shall horror his Grace; lose the Benefit of his Word, ••d needlessly fright out s•ves into many Discouragements through coming to Jesus Christ Him, […] him that cometh, hath sufficient from this •ord of Christ to feed himself with Hopes of •••vation. As thou art therefore coming, Oh, […] coming Sinner, judge thou whether Christ […] save thee, by the true Sense of his Words: •••ge, coming Sinner, of the Efficacy of his •nd, of the Perfection of his Righteousness, & • the Prevalency of his Intercession by his Word, […] him, saith he that cometh to me, I will in • wise cast out. In no wise that is for no Sin; •ge therefore by his Wor•, how able he is to […] thee. […] is said of God's Saying to the •••ldren of Israel, There failed not ought of any […] thing which the Lord had spoken to the House of […]; ah came to •ass And again. Not one thing • failed of all the good thins which the Lord your […] spoke concerning you; all are come to pass; and • one thing has sailed thereof, Josh. 21.•5. ch 23.
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