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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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COME and WELCOME TO JESUS CHRIST. › The Third Use▪ A Use of Encouragement.
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2. He is full of Truth, full of Grace and Truth. Truth, that is Faithfulness in keeping Promises, even this of the Text (with all other) I will in no wise cast out. Hence it is said That his Words be true and that he is the Faithful God, that keepeth Covenant. And hence it is also that his Promise is called Truth. Thou wilt fulfil thy Truth unto Jacob, and thy Mercy unto Abraham which thou hast sworn unto our Fathers from the Days of Old. Therefore it is said again, that both himself & words are Truth: I am the Truth, the Scriptures of Truth, thy Word is Truth thy Law is Truth & my Mouth saith he shall speak Truth, John 14 6, &c.
2. He is full of Truth, full of Grace and Truth. Truth, that is Fai•hfulness in keeping Promises, even this of the Text (with all other) I will in no wise cast out. Hence it is said That his Words be true and that he is the Faithful God, that keepeth Covenant. And hence it is also that his Promise is called Truth. Thou wilt fulfil thy Truth unto Jacob, and thy Mercy unto Abraham which thou hast sworn unto our Fathers from the Days of Old. Therefore it is said again, that both himself & words are Truth: I am the Truth, the Scriptures of Truth, thy Word is Truth thy Law is Tru•h & my Mouth saith he shall speak Truth, John 14 6, &c.
Now, I say, his Word is Truth, and he is full of Truth to fulfil his Truth, even to a Thousand Generations. Coming Sinner, he will not deceive thee, come Boldly to Jesus Christ
3. He is full of Wisdom? He is made unto us of God wisdom. Wisdom to manage the Affairs of his Church in general, and the Affairs of every coming Sinner in particular. And upon this account he is said to be Head above all things,