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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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Fifthly, He therefore that is come to […] is not so subject to those Dejections & •• mings down by reason of the Rage & Al• of the evil One, as is the Man that is • coming to Jesus Christ, (tho' he has T••• tations too) and while he was yet com• the Devil threw him down, and tore him, Lu•• 42. For he has (tho' Satan still roareth […] him) those experimental Comforts & Ref••• ments; to wit, in his Treasury, to p•• himself with, in times of Temptation & Co•• which he that is but coming, has not.
Fifthly, He therefore that is come to 〈…〉 is not so subject to those Dejections & •• mings down by reason of the Rage & Al• of the evil One, as is the Man that is • coming to Jesus Christ, (tho' he has T••• tations too) and while he was yet com• the Devil threw him down, and tore him, Lu•• 42. For he has (tho' Satan still roareth 〈…〉 him) those experimental Comforts & Ref••• ments; to wit, in his Treasury, to p•• himself with, in times of Temptation & Co•• which he that is but coming, has not.
Sixthly. He that is come to Christ, h advantage of him that is but coming […] in this also, to wit, he hath upon hi Wedding Garment; but he that is comi not. The Prodigal, when coming home to there, was clothed with nothing but […] were tormented with an empty Belly,