LITTLE BOOKS BY JOHN BUNYAN.

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LITTLE BOOKS BY JOHN BUNYAN.

This Series of "Little Books" will comprise the princi, al Practical, Doctrinal, and Experimental Treatises of the Author and some of his Allegorical Writings. Each volume will be complete in itself, and will contain one Treatise or more, according to length. And while the separate volumes will be found convenient for private use, and well adapted for presentation, the complete Series will form a very neat and elegant "Bunyan Library,”

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JESUS CHRIST:

A PLAIN AND PROFITABLE DISCOURSE ON
JOHN VI. 37.

BY JOHN BUNYAN.

'And they shall come which were ready to perish.'-(Is

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LONDON:

BLACKIE & SON, PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS, E.C.;

AND GLASGOW AND EDINBURGH.

1873.

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CONTENTS.

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The disciples having attempted to go over the sea without their

Lord, were stayed with contrary winds; he went to them

walking on the sea; they were afraid of the wind and sea, and

then of their Lord; but when he came the wind was fair; the

people followed him for their bellies; their hearts rotten; he

rebuked them; and points to heart work-'All that the

Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to

me I will in no wise cast out,'

The Text standeth in TWO PARTS, and hath respect to the Father

and the Son, as also their joint management of the salvation

of the people. FIRST, The Father's gift of persons to Jesus

Christ. SECOND, The Son's reception of this gift.-These

things might be spoken to at large in various ways. I shall

choose to speak to the words-FIRST, BY WAY OF EXPLICA-

TION. SECOND, BY WAY OF OBSERVATION,

FIRST, THE TEXT TREATED BY WAY OF EXPLICATION-

the extent of the gift: ALL-Not all mankind, but all that are

given to him, by covenant, to be saved; some are given to him

to destroy, some, like Judas, to bring about his great salva-

tion; the 'all,' in the text, are therefore 'the children of the

promise;' 'the Father,' an endearing name, 'giveth' in

covenant and in calling; Christ is able, 'mighty to save,'

faithful, gentle, all-wise,

"They SHALL come.' To come not carnally, but spiritually;

in absolute want; weeping; flying; crying out 'Lord, save;'

forsaking all for him; objections answered; like the manslayer

who fled to the city of refuge; the jailer; a solemn inquiry;

you would ride full gallop while your dull jade will hardly

trot; never too late if thou dost come; wonder not if, while

you are coming, the devil throws you down and tears you, as

he did the child in the gospel,

Shall come 'TO ME;' to receive of his fulness, light, life, all

fulness; to his heart-attracting glory; the children of be-
lievers, or of the ungodly, all must come in the same way-

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