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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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The Father's giving of them to him to save them, declares unto us, that he is, and will be faithful in his Office of a Mediator▪ & that therefore they shall be secured from the Fruit & Wages of their Sins, which is eternal Damnation, by his faithful Execution of it. And indeed it is ⟨p. 17⟩said, even by the Holy Ghost himself, That he is faithful to him that appointed him, that is to this Work of saving those that the Father hath given him for that purpose; as Moses was faithful in all his House; yea, and more faithful too: for Moses was faithful in God's House, but as a Servant; but Christ as a Son, over his own House, Heb 3.
The Father's giving of them to him to save them, declares unto us, that he is, and will be faithful in his Office of a Mediator▪ & that threfore they shall be secured from the Fruit & Wages of their Sins, which is eternal Damnation, by his faithful Execution of it. And indeed it is ⟨p. 17⟩said, even by the Holy Ghost himself, That he is faithful to him that appointed him, that is to this Work of saving those that the Father hath given him for that purpose; as Moses was faithful in all his House; yea, and more faithful too: for Moses was faithful in God's House, but as a Servant; but Christ as a Son, over his own House, Heb 3.
And therefore this Man is counted worthy of more Glory than Moses, even upon this account, because more faithful than he, as well as because of the Dignity of his Person. Therefore in him and in his Truth and Faithfulness, God rested well pleased, and hath put all the Government of his People upon his shoulders. Knowing that nothing shall be wanting in him, that may any way perfect this Design. And of this He, to wit, the Son hath already given a proof; for when the time was come, that his Blood was, by Divine Justice required for their Redemption, Washing and Cleansing, He as freely poured out of his Heart, as if it had been Water out of a Vessel; not sticking to part with his own Life, that the Life which was laid up for his People in Heaven, might not fail to be bestowed upon them And upon this Account (as well as upon any other) it is that God calleth him his Righteous Servant,