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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, He that is come to Christ, has the ••vantage of him that is but coming, in this •, namely, he hath drank of the sweet & Soul•eshing Water of Life; but he that is but co•••g, hath not. If any man thirst, let him come • me and drink.
•ack He must come to him before he drinks, ••••rding to that of the Prophet, Ho? every one • thirsteth, come ye to the Waters He drinketh • as he cometh, but when he is come to • Waters, Joh 7.34. Isa 45.1.
fourthly, He that is come to Christ, as the ⟨p. 82⟩Advantage of him that as yet is but coming, • this also, to wit, He is not terrified with • Noise, and as I may call it, Hue and Cry wh• the Avenger of Blood makes at the Heels • him that is yet but coming to him. W•• the Slayer was upon the flight to the City of • Refuge, he had the noise or fear of the Ave• of Blood at his Heels; but when he was c to the City, and was entered thereinto; the N ceased. Even so it is with him that is com to Jesus Christ: He heareth many a drea Sound in his Ear; sounds of Death & D nation, which he that is come, is at pre freed from. Therefore He saith, Come, […] will give you est; and so he saith again, that have believed, do enter into rest, as he &c. Heb 4.