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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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death_n nor_o life_n nor_o angel_n nor_o principality_n nor_o power_n nor_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o come_v nor_o height_n nor_o depth_n nor_o any_o other_o creature_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n rome_n 8._o shall_v come_v too_o me._n o_o the_o heart_n attract_v glory_n that_o be_v in_o jesus_n christ_n when_o he_o be_v discover_v to_o draw_v those_o to_o he_o that_o be_v give_v to_o he_o of_o the_o father_n therefore_o those_o that_o come_v of_o old_a render_v this_o as_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o come_n to_o he_o and_o we_o behold_v his_o glory_n as_o of_o the_o only_o beget_v of_o the_o father_n joh._n 1._o 14._o and_o the_o reason_n why_o other_o come_v not_o but_o perish_v in_o their_o sin_n be_v for_o want_v of_o a_o sight_n of_o his_o glory_n if_o our_o gospel_n be_v hide_v it_o be_v hide_v to_o they_o that_o be_v lose_v in_o who_o the_o god_n of_o this_o world_n have_v blind_v the_o 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the_o face_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o in_o the_o hope_n that_o they_o now_o have_v of_o be_v with_o he_o in_o the_o heavenly_a tabernacle_n therefore_o it_o say_v again_o with_o gladness_n and_o rejoice_v shall_v they_o be_v bring_v they_o shall_v enter_v into_o the_o king_n palace_n isa._n 35._o 10._o chap._n 51._o 11._o psal._n 45._o 15._o there_o be_v therefore_o heart-attracting_a glory_n in_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n which_o when_o discover_v subject_n the_o heart_n to_o the_o word_n and_o make_v we_o come_v to_o he_o it_o be_v say_v of_o abraham_n that_o when_o he_o dwell_v in_o mesopotamia_n the_o god_n of_o glory_n appear_v unto_o he_o act._n 7._o 2._o say_v get_v thou_o out_o of_o thy_o country_n and_o what_o then_o why_o away_o he_o go_v from_o his_o house_n and_o friend_n and_o all_o the_o world_n can_v not_o stay_v he_o now_o as_o the_o psalmist_n say_v who_o be_v the_o king_n of_o glory_n he_o answer_v the_o lord_n mighty_a in_o battle_n and_o who_o be_v that_o but_o he_o that_o spoil_v principality_n and_o power_n when_o he_o do_v hang_v upon_o the_o tree_n triumph_v over_o they_o thereon_o and_o who_o be_v that_o but_o jesus_n christ_n even_o the_o person_n speak_v in_o the_o text_n therefore_o he_o say_v of_o abraham_n he_o see_v his_o day_n yea_o say_v he_o to_o the_o jew_n your_o father_n abraham_n rejoice_v to_o see_v my_o day_n and_o he_o see_v it_o and_o be_v glad_a psal._n 24._o 8._o col._n 2._o 14_o 15._o jam._n 1._o 1._o joh._n 8._o 56._o indeed_o the_o carnal_a man_n say_v at_o least_o in_o his_o heart_n there_o be_v no_o form_n or_o comeliness_n in_o