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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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Thus I might go on to the end of things, an• show you that still this Promise was provided • answer all Objections, and doth answer them▪ But, I say, What need it be, if they that are coming to Jesus Christ, are not sometimes, yea▪ oftentimes heartily afraid, that Jesus Christ will cast them out?
Thus I might go on to the end of things, an• shew you that still this Promise was provided • answer all Objections, and doth answer them▪ But, I say, What need it be, if they that are coming to Jesus Christ, are not sometimes, yea▪ oftentimes heartily afraid, that Jesus Christ will cast them out?
I will give you now two Instances, that seem to imply the Truth of this Observation.
In the Ninth of Matthew at the second Verse, you Read of a Man that was sick of the Palsy; and he was coming to Jesus Christ, being borne upon a Bed by his F•iends. He also was coming himself, and that upon another Account than any of his Friends were aware of even for the Pardon of sins, and the Salvation of his Soul. Now, so soon as even he was come into the Presence of Christ▪ Christ bids him be of good Cheer. It seems then his Heart was ••inting: But what was the cause of hi•