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

But what a pitch of Grace is this! Christ is minded to amaze the World, and to show that he acteth not like the Children of men. This is that which he said of old, I will not execute the fierceness of my wrath, I will not return to destroy Ephraim, for I am God and not Man, Hos. 11.9. This is not the manner of Men; Men are shorter winded; Men are soon moved to take Vengeance, and to right themselves in a way of Wrath and Indignation ⟨p. 18⟩But God is full of Grace, full of Patience, ready to Forgive, and one that delights in Mercy. All this is seen in our Text. The biggest sinners must First be offered Mercy. They must, I say, have the Cream of the Gospel offered. unto them.

But what a pitch of Grace is this! Christ is minded to amaze the World, and to shew that he acteth not like the Children of men. This is that which he said of old, I will not execute the fierceness of my wrath, I will not return to destroy Ephraim, for I am God and not Man, Hos. 11.9. This is not the manner of Men; Men are shorter winded; Men are soon moved to take Vengeance, and to right themselves in a way of Wrath and Indignation ⟨p. 18⟩But God is full of Grace, full of Patience, ready to Forgive, and one that delights in Mercy. All this is seen in our Text. The biggest sinners must First be offered Mercy. They must, I say, have the Cream of the Gospel offered. unto them.

But we will a little proceed. In the Third Chapter we find, that they who escaped Converting by the first Sermon, are called upon again, to accept of Grace and Forgiveness for their Murder committed upon this Son of God. You have killed; yea, you have denied the Holy one and the Just, and desired a Murderer to be granted unto you. And killed the Prince of Life. M•rk, He falls again upon the very Men that actually were, as you have it in the Chapters following, his very Betrayers and Murderers,