The Jerusalem-sinner saved, or, Good news for the vilest of men being a help…

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, ⟨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.

But what need I give you an Instance of poor I; I will come to Manasseh the King: So long as he was a ringleading Sinner, the great Idolater, and chief for Devilism, the whole Land flowed with wickedness; For he made them to sin, and do worse than the Heathen that dwelt round about them, or that was cast out from before them. But when God converted him, the whole Land was reformed. Down went the Groves, the Idols, and Altars of Baal, and up went true Religion in much of the Power and Purity of it. You'll say, The King reformed by Power. I answer, doubtless, and by Example too; for People observe their Leaders; as their Fathers did, so did they,