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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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But, Coming Sinner, let me reason with thee▪ Thou-sayest it is too big, too great. Well, will things that are less satisfy thy Soul; will a less thing than Heaven, than Glory and eternal Life, answer thy Desires? No, nothing less, yet I fear •hey are too big and too good for me ever to obtain. Well as big and as good as they are, God gi•eth them to such as thou; they are not too big for God to give. No not too big for God to give •reely, be content, let God give like Himself; He • that Eternal God, & giveth like Himself. When Kings give, they do not use to give as poor Men do. Hence it is said that Nabal made a Feast in his House like the Feast of a King: And again, All these things did A••anah, as a King gave unto David, 1 Sam. •5 2 Sam 24. Now God is a great King, let him give like a King, nay let him give himself, and do •hou receive like thy self. He hath all, & thou hast nothing God told his People of old▪ that he would save them in Truth and Righteousness, & that they •hould return to, and enjoy the Land, which before for their Sins had spued them out. And then adds under a Supposition of their counting the Mercy too ••ood or too big. Is it he marvellous in the Eyes of the Remnant of this People in these Days, should it also be marvellous in mine Eyes? saith the Lord of H•sts, Zech. 8 9,
But, Coming Sinner, let me reason with thee▪ Thou-say'st it is too big, too great. Well, will •hings that are less satisfie thy Soul; will a less •hing than Heaven, than Glory and eternal Life, •nswer thy Desires? No, nothing less, yet I fear hey are too big and too good for me ever to obain. Well as big and as good as they are, God gieth them to such as thou; they are not too big for God to give. No not too big for God to give reely, be content, let God give like Himself; He that Eternal God, & giveth like Himself. When Kings give, they do not use to give as poor Men do. Hence it is said that Nabal made a Feast in his House like the Feast of a King: And again, All these hings did Aanah, as a King gave unto David, 1 Sam. 5 2 Sam 24. Now God is a great King, let him give like a King, nay let him give himself, and do hou receive like thy self. He hath all, & thou hast nothing God told his People of old that he would save them in Truth and Righteousness, & that they hould return to, and enjoy the Land, which before for their Sins had spued them out. And then adds under a Supposition of their counting the Mercy too ood or too big. Is it he marvellus in the Eyes of the Remnant of this People in these Days, should it also be marvellous in mine Eyes? saith the Lord of Hsts,