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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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First, That coming to Christ, is by Virt•• • the Gift, Promise, and Drawing of the Father; In thou act a coming, therefore God hath given that ⟨p. 147⟩•ised thee, and is a Drawing thee to Jesus Christ. •ing Sinner, hold to this, and when Satan begins our again, answer But I feel my heart moving af• ••sus Christ. But that would not be if it were not • by Promise, and Drawing to Christ by the […] of the Father
First, That coming to Christ, is by Virt•• • the Gift, Promise, and Drawing of the Father; In thou act a coming, therefore God hath given that ⟨p. 147⟩•ised thee, and is a Drawing thee to Jesus Christ. •ing Sinner, hold to this, and when Satan begins our again, answer But I feel my heart moving af• ••sus Christ. But that would not be if it were not • by Promise, and Drawing to Christ by the 〈…〉 of the Father
secondly, Jesus Christ hath Promised, That him • cometh to him, he will in no wise cast out, • if he hath said it, will he not make it good. I even thy Salvation? For as I have said al y, not to cast out, is to receive and admit to […] fit of Salvation. If then the Father has n thee, as is manifested by thy coming and if ist will receive thee thou coming Soul, as 'tis in he wll, be cause he hath said. He well in no e cast thee out. Then be confident & let those nclusions that as naturally flow from the ne, Light from the Sun, or Water from the Founn stay thee.