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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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Further, Here is something implied that is not expressed, to wit, that the Father hath not given all Men to Christ; that is, in the sense as is intended in the Text; tho' in a larger, as was before, He hath given him every one of them; for then all should be saved: He hath therefore disposed of some another way. He gives some up to Idolatry; he gives some up to Uncleanness, to vile Affections, and to a Reprobate Mind. Now these he disposeth of in his Anger, for their Destruction; (Acts 3.42. Rom. 1.24.26.28) That they may reap the Fruits of their Doings, and be filled with the Reward of their own Ways. But neither hath he thus disposed of all Men; he hath even of Mercy reserved some from these Judgments, and those are they that he will pardon; as he saith, For I will pardon them whom I reserve, Jer. 50.20. Now these he hath given to Jesus Christ by Will as a Legacy and Portion. Hence the Lord Jesus says, This is the Father's Will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me, I should lose nothing, but should raise is up again at the last Day, John 36 29.
Further, Here is something implied that is not expressed, to wit, that the Father hath not given all Men to Christ; that is, in the sense as is intended in the Text; tho' in a larger, as was before, He hath given him every one of them; for then all should be saved: He hath therefore disposed of some another way. He gives some up to Idolatry; he gives some up to Uncleanness, to vile Affections, and to a Reprobate Mind. Now these he disposeth of in his Anger, for their Destruction; (Acts 3.42. Rom. 1.24.26.28) That they may reap the Fruits of their Doings, and be filled with the Reward of their own Ways. But neithet hath he thus disposed of all Men; he hath even of Mercy reserved some from these Judgments, and those are they that he will pardon; as he saith, For I will pardon them whom I reserve, Jer. 50.20. Now these he hath given to Jesus Christ by Will as a Legacy and Portion. Hence the Lord Jesus says, This is the Father's Will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me, I should lose nothing, but should raise is up again at the last Day, John 36 29.