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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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•••st, In Peter, Peter Denied his Master, once, •e, thrice, and that with an open Oath; yet •st received him again, without any the least station or stick. Yea, he slips, stumbles, • again in down tight Dissimulation, & that •he Hurt and Fall of many others; but ••er of this does Christ make a Bar to his ••••ion, but receives him again at his return, •he knew nothing of the fault, Gal. 2.
•••st, In Peter, Peter Denied his Master, once, •e, thrice, and that with an open Oath; yet •st received him again, without any the least •tation or stick. Yea, he slips, stumbles, • again in down tight Dissimulation, & that •he Hurt and Fall of many others; but ••er of this does Christ make a Bar to his ••••ion, but receives him again at his return, •he knew nothing of the fault, Gal. 2.
secondly, The rest of the Disciples, even all ••em Backslide, and leave the Lord Jesus in • greatest Straits. Then all the Disciples ok him and fled; They returned (as he foretold) every One to his Own, and left alone: But this also he passes over as a ve ght Matter; not that it was so indeed in f, but the abundance of Grace that was in did lightly roll it away; for after his Rection, when at first He appeared unto 'em, gives 'em not the least Check for their pers Dealing with Him, but salutes them Words of Grace, saying, All Hail, be afraid, Peace be to you: All Power in en and Earth is given unto me. True, ebuk'd them for their Unbelief; for the which, thou deservest the same; for it's elief that alone puts Christ and his Benefits […], Mat 26.56. Joh. 16.52. Mat. 8.9, 10, 18. 6.99.