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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, He that is come to Christ, has the advantage of him that is but coming, in that he •eased of his Burden, for he that is but coming, • not eased of his Burden, Mat 11.28 He that • come, hath cast his Burden upon the Lord, • Faith he hath seen himself released thereof▪ […] he that is but coming, hath it yet, as to Sense […] Feeling, upon his own Shoulders Come un•• me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, implies, […] their Burden, though they are coming, is • upon them, and so will be, till indeed they • come to Him.
Secondly, He that is come to Christ, has the •dvantage of him that is but coming, in that he •eased of his Burden, for he that is but coming, • not eased of his Burden, Mat 11.28 He that • come, hath cast his Burden upon the Lord, • Faith he hath seen himself released thereof▪ 〈…〉 he that is but coming, hath it yet, as to Sens• 〈…〉 Feeling, upon his own Shoulders Come un•• me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, implies, 〈…〉 their Burden, though they are coming, is • upon them, and so will be, till indeed they • come to Him.