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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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The awakened coming Sinner, doth not so •y Question the Power of Christ, as his Wil•ness to save him; Lord, if thou w•lt, thou •, said one, Mark 1 40 He did not put the If […] his Power, but upon his Will. He con•ed he could, but he was not fully persuade that He would. But we have the same •und to believe He will, as we have to believe •an; and indeed Ground for both, is the •rd of God. If he was not willing, why did • Promise? Why did he say, He would re• •e the coming Sinner? Coming Sinner, take •ce of this; we use to plead practises with •, and why not with God likewise? I am • we have no more Ground for one than • other; for we have to plead the Promise • faithful God. Jacob took him the••; Thou • (said he) I will surely do thee good, Gen. 32. • For, from this Promise he con••••ed that it •wed in Reason, He must be willing.
The awakened coming Sinner, doth not so •y Question the Power of Christ, as his Wil•ness to save him; Lord, if thou w•lt, thou •, said one,