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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, Thy Fears that Christ will not •• ceive thee may be also a Consequent of • earnest and strong Desires after thy Salvati•• by him, For this I observe that strong Desi•• to have, are attended with strong fears of • sing. What man most sets his Heart upon, • what his Desires are most after, (he oft-time• most fears he shall not obtain. So the M•• Ruler of the Synagogue had a great Desire th•• his Daughter should live; and that Desire • attended with fear that she would not; Wh••• fore Christ saith unto him, Be not afraid, M•• 5.36,
Suppose a Young Man should have his He• much set upon a Virgin to have her to Wife, ever he fears he shall not obtain, it is when • begins to Love. Now, thinks he some bo•• will step in betwixt my Love and the Obje•• of it; either they will find fault with my P•• son, my Estate, my Condition, or something
Suppose a Young Man should have his He• much set upon a Virgin to have her to Wife, ever he fears he shall not obtain, it is when • begins to Love. Now, thinks he some bo•• will step in betwixt my Love and the Obje of it; either they will find fault with my P son, my Estate, my Condition, or somethin