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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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2. It is the Sin that most suiteth with the Con•••ence. The Conscience of the coming sinner tells •••m, that he hath nothing Good; that he stands •••dictable for Ten thousand Talents; that he is a •y ignorant, blind, and hard hearted Sinner, unworthy to be once taken notice of by Jesus Christ. •nd will you (says Unbelief) in such a case as now •ou are, presume to come to Jesus Christ.
2. It is the Sin that most suiteth with the Con•••ence. The Conscience of the coming sinner tells •••m, that he hath nothing Good; that he stands •••dictable for Ten thousand Talents; that he is a •y ignorant, blind, and hard hearted Sinner, un•orthy to be once taken notice of by Jesus Christ. •nd will you (says Unbelief) in such a case as now •ou are, presume to come to Jesus Christ.
3. It it the Sin that most suits with our Sense of feeling. The coming Sinner feels the Working of •n▪ of all manner of Sin and Wretchedness in his flesh; he also feels the Wrath and Judgment of God due to sin▪ and ofttimes staggers under it. Now, says Unbelief▪ you may see you have no Grace for that which works in you is Corruption. You may also perceive that God doth not love you, because the sense of his wrath abides upon you. Therefore how can you bear the Face to come to Jesus Christ.