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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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7. Coming Sinner, the Jesus to whom thou art coming, is lowly in Heart, he despiseth not any. 'Tis not thy outward Meanness, not thy inward Weakness, 'tis not because thou art poor or base, or deformed, or a Fool, that he will despise thee. He hath chosen the foolish the base, and despised things of this World, to confound the wise and Mighty. He will bow his Ear to thy stammering Prayers. He will pick out the meaning in thy inexpressible groans, he will respect thy weakest Offering if there be in it but thy Heart, Mat. 11.20.
7. Coming Sinner, the Jesus to whom thou art coming, is lowly in Heart, he despiseth not any. 'Tis not thy outward Meanness, not thy inward Weakness, 'tis not because thou art poor or base, or deform'd, or a Fool, that he will despise thee. He hath chosen the foolish the base, and despised things of this World, to confound the wise and Mighty. He will bow his Ear to thy stammering Prayers. He will pick out the meaning in thy inexpressible groans, he will respect thy weakest Offering if there be in it but thy Heart, Mat. 11.20.
Now is not this a blessed Christ, coming Sinner▪ Art thou not like to fare well, when thou hast emb•a••d him, coming Sinner? But,
8. Thou hast yet another Advantage by Jesus Christ thou art coming to him, for he not only full but ••ee He is not sparing of what he has: He […] pen hearted and open handed. Let me in a ew Particulars show thee this.