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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, Yea, after all this, as if his Heart •s so full of Grace for them, that he was ••ssed until he had uttered it before them: He •s, Return ye backsliding Children, and I will […] your backsliding.
Thirdly, Yea, after all this, as if his Heart •s so full of Grace for them, that he was ••ssed until he had utter'd it before them: He •s, Return ye backsliding Children, and I will 〈…〉 your backsliding.
Fourthly, Nay further, The Lord hath con•••ered, that the shame of thy Sin hath stopped • Mouth, and made thee almost a Prayerless ••n; and therefore he saith unto thee, Take •h you words, and turn unto the Lord, and say •o him, Take away all Iniquity, and receive us •ciously See his Grace, that himself should […] Words of Encouragement into the Heart of backslider; as he saith in another place, I ••ght Ephraim to go, taking him by the Arms, • is i• teaching him to go indeed, to hold him • by the Arm, by the Chin, as saith Hosea 14. • ch. 11.3.
Fourthly, Nay further, The Lord hath conered, that the shame of thy Sin hath stopped Mouth, and made thee almost a Prayerless n; and therefore he saith unto thee, Take h you words, and turn unto the Lord, and say o him, Take away all Iniquity, and receive us ciously See his Grace, that himself should Words of Encouragement into the Heart of ackslider; as he saith in another place, I ght Ephraim to go, taking him by the Arms, is i teaching him to go indeed, to hold him by the Arm, by the Chin, as saith