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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.
Why, there are some people that are in chief the Devils Sin-Breeders in the Towns and Places where they live. The Place, Town, or Family where they live, must needs be horrible lousy, and as it were, eaten up with Vermin: Now let the Lord Jesus in the first place cleanse these great Breeders, and there will be given a nip to those swarms of Sins that use to be committed in such places throughout the Town, House, or Family where such sin-breeding Persons used to be.
Why, there are some people that are in chief the Devils Sin-Breeders in the Towns and Places where they live. The Place, Town, or Family where they live, must needs be horrible lowsie, and as it were, eaten up with Vermin: Now let the Lord Jesus in the first place cleanse these great Breeders, and there will be given a nip to those swarms of Sins that use to be committed in such places throughout the Town, House, or Family where such sin-breeding Persons used to be.
I speak by Experience; I was one of these lousy ones, one of these great sin-breeders; I infected all the Youth of the Town where I was born, with all manner of youthful Vanities. The neighbours counted me so, my practise proved me so: Wherefore Christ Jesus took me first; and taking me first, the Contagion was much allayed all the Town over. When God made me sigh, they would hearken, and enquiringly say, What's the matter with John? They also gave their I various opinions of me: But as I said, Sin cooled, and failed, as to his full carrier. When I went out to seek the Bread of Life, some of them would follow, and the rest be put into a muse at home. Yea, almost the Town, at first, ⟨p. 49⟩at times, would go out to hear at the place where I found good: Yea, young and old for a while had some reformation on them; also some of them perceiving that God had mercy upon me▪ came crying to him for mercy too.
I speak by Experience; I was one of these lowzy ones, one of these great sin-breeders; I infected all the Youth of the Town where I was born, with all manner of youthful Vanities. The neighbours counted me so, my practise proved me so: Wherefore Christ Jesus took me first; and taking me first, the Contagion was much allayed all the Town over. When God made me sigh, they would harken, and enquiringly say, What's the matter with John? They also gave their I various opinions of me: But as I said, Sin cooled, and failed, as to his full carrier. When I went out to seek the Bread of Life, some of them would follow, and the rest be put into a muse at home. Yea, almost the Town, at first,