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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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Secondly, But again, These Words do closely ⟨p. 102⟩imply, that the coming Souls are afrai• these Accusers will prevail against the• is evident, because the Text is spoken their Relief and Succour. For that need be, if they that are coming, were not s• to Fear, and Despond on this account. A• there is a Guilt, and the Curse lies upon Conscience of the coming Sinner.
Secondly, But again, These Words do closely ⟨p. 102⟩imply, that the coming Souls are afrai• these Accusers will prevail against the• is evident, because the Text is spoken their Relief and Succour. For that need be, if they that are coming, were not s• to Fear, and Despond on this account. A• there is a Guilt, and the Curse lies upo• Conscience of the coming Sinner.
Besides: he is conscious to himself, w• Villain, what a Wretch he hath been ag• God and Christ. Also he now knows by • full Experience, how he has been at S• B•ck, and at the motion of every Lust▪ his now new Thoughts of the Holiness, • Justice of God. Also he feels, that he not forbear sinning against him For the tions of Sin, which are by the Law, do Work in his Members, to bring for unto Death. Rom 7. But nne of this ne sine we have so good, so tender Hearted so faithful a Jesus to come to; who wi there overthrow Heaven and Earth, than s Tittle of this Text to fail: And him th meth to Me, I will in no wise cast out.