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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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Seventhly, It may be God intends to make th• wise to speak a word in season to others that a• afflicted; & therefore he suffered thee to be temp• ed, Christ was tempted, that he might be able to su• cour those that are tempted, Heh. 2.
Eighthly, It may be Satan hath dated God • suffer him to tempt thee, promising himself, th•• if he will but let him do it, thou wilt Curse him • his Face. Thus he obtained leave against Jo• Wherefore take heed, tempted Soul, lest thou p•• vest the Devil's Sayings true, Job 1.2.
Ninthly, It may be thy Graces must be tried • the Fire, that the Rust which cleaveth to them m••• be taken away, and themselves p•o•ed both before Angels and Devil's, to be far better than of Go• that perishes. It may be also that thy Graces a• to receive special Praise and Honour, and Glory at the coming of the Lord Jesus (to Judgment) for all the Exploits that thou hast acted by them against Hell and its infernal Crew, in the Day • thy Temptation,