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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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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.
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 •earted and open handed. Let me in a •ew Particulars shew thee this.
First This evident because he calls thee. He calls upon thee to come unto him, the which he would not do was he not free to give Yea, he bids thee Welcome ask seek, knock. And for thy Encouragement a••e so every Command a Promise, seek and ye shall find ask and ye shall have▪ knock and it shall be opened unto you. If the Rich man should say thus to the Poor▪ would not he be reckoned a free hearted man? I say, should he say to the Poor, come to my door, ask at my door knock at my Door and you shall find and have, would he not he counted Liberal? Why thus doth Jesus Christ. Mind it coming Sinner, Isa 55.3