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A30130 Come & welcome to Jesus Christ, or, A plain and profitable discourse upon the sixth of John, 37 vers shewing the cause, truth and manner of the coming of a sinner to Jesus Christ, with his happy reception and blessed entertainment / written by J. Bunyan. Bunyan, John, 1628-1688. 1678 (1678) Wing B5495; ESTC R30257 120,042 303

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general_n and_o the_o affair_n of_o every_o come_a sinner_n in_o particular_a and_o upon_o this_o account_n he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v head_n over_o all_o thing_n 1_o cor._n 1._o ephes._n 1_o because_o he_o manage_n all_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n by_o his_o wisdom_n for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o church_n all_o man_n action_n all_o satan_n temptation_n all_o god_n providence_n all_o cross_n disappointment_n all_o thing_n what_o ever_o be_v under_o the_o hand_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n and_o he_o order_v they_o all_o for_o good_a to_o his_o church_n and_o can_v christ_n help_v it_o and_o be_v sure_a he_o can_v nothing_o shall_v happen_v or_o fall_v out_o in_o the_o world_n but_o it_o shall_v in_o despite_n of_o all_o opposition_n have_v a_o good_a tendency_n to_o his_o church_n and_o people_n four_o he_o be_v full_a of_o the_o spirit_n to_o communicate_v it_o to_o the_o come_a sinner_n he_o have_v therefore_o receive_v it_o without_o measure_n that_o he_o may_v communicate_v it_o to_o every_o member_n of_o his_o body_n according_a as_o every_o man_n measure_n thereof_o be_v allot_v he_o by_o the_o father_n wherefore_o he_o say_v that_o he_o that_o come_v to_o he_o out_o of_o his_o belly_n shall_v flow_v river_n of_o live_a water_n joh._n 3._o 34._o tit._n 3._o 5_o 6._o act_n 1._o joh._n 7._o 31_o 32_o 34_o 35_o 36_o 37_o 38._o five_o he_o be_v indeed_o a_o store-house_n full_a of_o all_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o his_o fullness_n have_v all_o we_o receive_v and_o grace_n for_o grace_n here_o be_v more_o faith_n more_o love_n more_o sincerity_n more_o humility_n more_o of_o every_o grace_n and_o of_o this_o even_o more_o of_o this_o he_o give_v to_o every_o lowly_a humble_a penitent_a come_a sinner_n wherefore_o come_v soul_n thou_o come_v not_o to_o a_o barren_a wilderness_n when_o thou_o come_v to_o jesus_n christ_n john_n 1._o 16._o six_o he_o be_v full_a of_o bowel_n and_o compassion_n and_o they_o shall_v feel_v and_o find_v it_o so_o that_o come_v to_o he_o for_o life_n he_o can_v bear_v with_o thy_o weakness_n he_o can_v pity_v thy_o ignorance_n he_o can_v be_v touch_v with_o the_o feel_n of_o thy_o infirmity_n he_o can_v affectionate_o forgive_v thy_o transgression_n he_o can_v heal_v thy_o back_n sliding_n and_o love_v thou_o free_o his_o compassion_n fail_v not_o and_o he_o will_v not_o break_v a_o bruise_a reed_n nor_o quench_v the_o smoke_a flax_n he_o can_v pity_v they_o that_o no_o eye_n pity_v and_o be_v afflict_v in_o all_o thy_o affliction_n mat._n 26._o 41._o heb._n 5_o 2._o chap._n 2._o 18_o 19_o mat_n 9_o 2._o hos._n 14._o 4._o ezek._n 16._o 5_o 6._o isa._n 63._o 9_o psal._n 78._o 38._o psal._n 86._o 15._o psal._n 111._o 4._o psal._n 112._o 4._o lam._n 3._o 22._o isa._n 42._o 3._o seven_o come_v soul_n the_o jesus_n that_o thou_o be_v come_v to_o be_v full_a of_o may_v and_o terribleness_n for_o thy_o advantage_n he_o can_v suppress_v all_o thy_o enemy_n he_o be_v the_o prince_n of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n he_o can_v bow_v all_o man_n design_n for_o thy_o help_n he_o can_v break_v all_o snare_n lay_v for_o thou_o in_o the_o way_n he_o can_v lift_v thou_o out_o of_o all_o difficulty_n wherewith_o thou_o may_v be_v surround_v he_o be_v wise_a in_o heart_n and_o mighty_a in_o power_n every_o life_n under_o heaven_n be_v in_o his_o hand_n yea_o the_o fall_v angel_n tremble_v before_o he_o and_o he_o will_v save_v thy_o life_n coming-sinner_n 1_o cor._n 1._o 24._o rom._n 8._o 28._o mat._n 28._o 18._o rev._n 15._o