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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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Fifthly, And God has proclaimed, that i• • Man will be wise in this World, he mu•• fool in the Wisdom of this World, and th•• way to be wise in the wisdom of God. • man will be wise in this world, let him become • that he may be wise, for the wisdom of this • is foolishness with God, 1 Cor. 3.18.
Sixthly, Coming to Christ is not by the Power of man This is evident, partly
First, From that which goeth before For man's Power in the putting forth of it in this matter, is either stirred up by Love, or sense of Necessity; but the Wisdom of this World neither gives man Love to, or a Sense of a Need of Jesus Christ, therefore his Power lie• still, as from that.
First, From that which goeth before For man's Power in the putting forth of it in this matter, is either stirred up by Love, or sense of Necessity; but the Wisdom of this World neither gives man Love to, or a Sense of a Need of J•sus Christ, therefore his Power lie• still, as from that.