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

Just before Christ came into the Flesh, the World was Degenerated as it is now; The generality of the Men in Jerusalem were become either high and famous for Hypocrisy, or filthy base in their Lives. The Devil also was broke loose in hideous manner, and had taken possession of many: Yea, I believe that there was never Generation before nor since, that could produce so many possessed with Devils, deformed, lame, blind, and infected with monstrous Diseases, as that Generation could. But what was the reason thereof? I mean the reason from God? Why one (and we may sum up more in that answer that Christ gave to his Disciples concerning him that was born Blind) was, that the Works o• God might be made manifest in them and that the Son of God might be glorified thereby, Joh. 9.2, 3. chap. 11.4.

Just before Christ came into the Flesh, the World was Degenerated as it is now; The generality of the Men in Jerus•lem were become either high and famous for Hypocrisie, or filthy base in their Lives. The Devil also was broke loose in hideous manner, and had taken possession of many: Yea, I believe that there was never Generation before nor since, that could produce so many possessed with Devils, deformed, lame, blind, and infected with monstrous Diseases, as that Generation could. But what was the reason thereof? I mean the reason from God? Why one (and we may sum up more in that answer that Christ gave to his Disciples concerning him that was born Blind) was, that the Works o• God might be made manifest in them and that the Son of God might be glorified thereby, Joh. 9.2, 3. chap. 11.4.

Now if these Devils and Diseases, a• they possessed Men then, were to mak• way and work for an approaching Chr•s in Person, and for the declaring of hi Power, why may we not think that now even now also, he is ready to come b his Spirit in the Gospel to heal man of the Debaucheries of our Age? I can not believe that Grace will take them a