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The Jerusalem-sinner saved, or, Good news for the vilest of men being a help…
The Jerusalem-sinner saved, or, Good news for the vilest of men being a help for despairing souls, showing that Jesus Christ would have mercy in the first place offered to the biggest sinners / by John Bunyan.The Jerusalem-sinner saved, or, Good news for the vilest of men being a help for despairing souls, shewing that Jesus Christ would have mercy in the first place offered to the biggest sinners / by John Bunyan.
London : Printed and are to be sold by George Larkin, 1689
GOOD NEWS For the Vilest of Men. OR, A Help for Despairing Souls.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And many of them that used curious Arts, brought their Books together and burned them before all men, and counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of Silver. So mightily grew the Word of God and prevailed, Acts 19. 19, 20. It wrenched out of the clutches of Satan, some of those of whom he thought himself most sure. So mightily grew the Word of God. It grew mightily, it encroached upon the Kingdom of the Devil! It pursued him, and took the prey: It forced him to let go his hold! It brought away captive, as Prisoners taken by force of Arms, some of the most valiant of his Army. It fetch back from, as it were, the confines of Hell, some of those that were his most trusty, and that with Hell had been at an agreement. It made them come and confess their deeds, and burn their Books before all men: So mightily grew the Word of God, and prevailed.
And many of them that used curious Arts, brought their Books toge•her and burned th•m before all men, and counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand piec•s of Silver. So mightily grew the Word of God and prevailed, Acts 19. 19, 20. It wrenched out of the clutches of Satan, some of those of whom he thought himself most sure. So mightily grew the Word of God. It grew mightily, it incroached upon the Kingdom of the Devil! It pursued him, and took the prey: It forced him to let go his hold! It brought away captive, as Prisoners taken by force of Arms, some of the most valiant of his Army. It fetch back from, as it were, the confines of Hell, some of those that were his most trusty, and that with Hell had been at an agreement. It made them come and confess their deeds, and burn their Books before all men: So mightily grew the Word of God, and prevailed.
Thus therefore you see why Christ will have Mercy offered in the first place to the biggest Sinners. They have most need thereof; and this is the most ready way to extol his name that rideth upon the Heavens to our help. But,