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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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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, 2 Cor. 1. Because he manages all things that are in the World by his Wisdom, for the good of his Church, all Mens Actions, all Satan's Temptations, all God's Providences, and Crosses, and Disappointments, all things whatever are under the Hand of Christ, (who is the wisdom of God) and he ordereth them all for good to his Church▪ and can Christ help it, (and be sure he can) nothing shall happen or fall out in the world, but it shall, in despite of all Opposition, have a good tendency to his Church and People.
4. He is full of the Spirit, to communicate it to the coming Sinner: he hath therefore received it without measure, that he may communicate it to every Member of his Body, according as every man's measure therefore is allotted him by the Father. Wherefore he saith, That he that comes to him, ⟨p. 185⟩out of his Belly shall flow Rivers of living Water, John 3.31. &c.
5. He is full of the Bowels of Compassion, & they shall feel and find it so▪ that come to him for Life. He can bear with thy Weakness he can pity thy Ignorance, he can be touched with the feeling of thy Infirmities, he can affectionately forgive th• Transgressions, he can head thy Backsliding, and love thee freely. His compassions fll not And be will not break a bruised Rd no quench the smoking flax. He can pity them that no Eyes pities, & be afflicted in all thy Afflictions Mat 6.41.