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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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Farther, Consider, that what thou hast not of •se things here thou may•st have another time, •d that thy Destruction: Wherefore instead • being Discontent, because thou art not in •e Fire; because thou hearest not the Sound of •e Trumpet, and Alarm of War; Pray that […] enter not into Temptation; Yea, come •dly to the Throne of Grace, & obtain Mer• & find Grace to help in that time of need? •l. 88 15 Mat 40.41. Heb 4 16.
Farther, Consider, that what thou hast not of •se things here thou may•st have another time, •d that thy Destruction: Wherefore instead • being Discontent, because thou art not in •e Fire; because thou hearest not the Sound of •e Trumpet, and Alarm of War; Pray that 〈…〉 enter not into Temptation; Yea, come •dly to the Throne of Grace, & obtain Mer• & find Grace to help in that time of need? •l. 88 15 Mat 40.41. Heb 4 16.
Poor Creature! Thou criest, if I were temp••d, I could come faster, and with more Confidence to Jesus Christ; Thou sayest thou knowest •ot what. What says Job, Withdraw thy Hand n me, and let nt thy Dread make me afraid; en call thou, and I will answer; or let me speak, d answer thou me, Jb 11.31 It is not the ver avy Load of Sin, but the Discovery of Mer; not the Roaring of the Devil, but the awing of the Father, that makes a man come Jesus Christ, I my self know all these things True, sometimes (yea, most an end) they t come to Jesus Christ, come the way that m desirest; the Loading, Tempted Way; t the Lord also leads some by the Waters of