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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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[…] it so? Doth no man come to Jesus Christ, • the Will, Wisdom and power of Man; but • the Gift, Promise, and Drawing of the Fa•••r? Then there is room for Christians to […] and wonder at the effectual working of […] Providences, that he hath made use of, as •eans to bring them to Jesus Christ.
〈…〉 it so? Doth no man come to Jesus Christ, • the Will, Wisdom and power of Man; but • the Gift, Promise, and Drawing of the Fa•••r? Then there is room for Christians to 〈…〉 and wonder at the effectual working of 〈…〉 Providences, that he hath made use of, as •eans to bring them to Jesus Christ.
[…] although Men are drawn to Christ by the […] of the Father; yet that Power putteth […] it self in the use of Means; and tha• […] is diverse; sometimes this, sometimes • for God is at Liberty to work, by which, ••en, and how he will; but let the means be ⟨p. 126⟩what it will, and as contemptible as […] yet God that commanded the Light to • out of Darkness; and that out of weakne•• make strong: can, nay doth oft-times […] of very unlikely means to bring abo•• Conversion and Salvation of his People fore you that are come to Christ (and likely means) say your selves and wonde ndering, magnify Almighty Power, work of which, the means hath been effect bring you to Jesus Christ