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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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Quest. But where doth Jesus Christ, in […] Word of the New Testament, expressly speak […] returning Backslider with words of Grace & Po• For what you have urged as yet, from the • Testament, is nothing but Consequences drawn • the Text. Indeed, It is a fall Text for […] ignorant Sinners, that come; but to me, • am a Backslider, it yieldeth but little Relief▪
Quest. But where doth Jesus Christ, in 〈…〉 Worde of the New Testament, expresly speak 〈…〉 returning Backslider with words of G•ace & Po• For what you have urged as yet, from the • Testament, is nothing but Consequences drawn • the Text. Indeed, It is a fall Text for 〈…〉 ignorant Sinners, that come; but to me, • am a Backslider, it yieldeth but little Relief▪
Answer First. How! but little Incour••• meant from the Text, when it is said, I wi•• no wise cast out. What more could have • said? What is here omitted, that might • been inserted, to make the Promise more • and free? Nay, take all the Promises […] Bible; all the free Promises: with all th• • riety of Expressions of what Nature or […] whatsoever, and they can but amount t Expressions of this very Promise, I will i wise cast out: I will for nothing, by no m upon no Account, however they have […] however they have backslidden, however have provoked, Cast out the coming Si But,