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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 Man also was far gone. He took • Man's Wife, and killed her Husband, & endeavoured to cover all with wicked Dissimulation • He did this, I say, after God had exalted him • and showed him great Favour; wherefore […] Transgressions was greatened also by the Prophet with mighty Aggravations; yet he was accept ed, and that with gladness, at the first step […] took in this returning to Christ. For the fir•• step of the Backslider's return, is to say sensibl• and unfeignedly, I have sinned. But he had […] sooner said thus, but a Pardon was produc•• yea, thrust into his Bosom. And Nathan s•• unto David, The Lord hath also put away thy Sin.
This Man also was far gone. He took • Man's Wife, and kill'd her Husband, & endeavoured to cover all with wicked Dissimulation • He did this, I say, after God had exalted him • and shewed him great Favour; wherefore 〈…〉 Transgressions was greatned also by the Prophe• with mighty Aggravations; yet he was accep• ed, and that with gladness, at the first step 〈…〉 took in this returning to Christ. For the fir•• step of the Backslider's return, is to say sensibl• and unfeignedly, I have sinned. But he had 〈…〉 sooner said thus, but a Pardon was produc•• yea, thrust into his Bosome. And Nathan s•• unto David, The Lord hath also put away thy Sin.