2. The vilest of you all may attain Salvation; Some of you it may be have been notorious sinners, ⟨p. 112⟩your consciences do accuse you of such great sins, with such heinous aggravations, that you may be discouraged and out of hope that such as you should be saved; you have offered such high affronts and indignities unto the highest Majesty that you think he can never put them up; you have run so deep and so long upon the score, that you think the scores can never be wiped off; if they had been smaller faults, or more ordinary slips, or you had sought after Salvation sooner, you might have hoped to speed, but now you fear the door of mercy is shut, and the day of Grace is spent, and there is no pardon and salvation for such vile sinners as you: But let me tell you that the vilest of you all may attain Salvation, the door of mercy is not so fast shut as yet, but by knocking hard it may be opened; and so long as the day of your life is continued, and the means of grace are continued, you cannot say that the day of grace is quite […]; there is salvation attainable by the worst of you all, if you will look after it; our Saviour tells us of Publicans and Harlots that entered into the Kingdom of Heaven sooner than the Pharisees who boasted in their own righteousness, Matth. 21.31. He conversed with, and called the worst of sinners to repentance, Matth. 9.11, 13. Indeed when the Apostle maketh mention of notorious sinners, he telleth us, that such whilst such, could not be saved, 1 Cor. 6.9, 10. Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdom of God, Be not deceived, neither Fornicators, nor Idolaters, nor Adulterers, nor effeminate, nor Abusers of themselves with Mankind, nor Thieves, nor Covetous, no• Drunkards, nor Revilers, nor Extortioners, shall inherit the Kingdom of God. Those that are such notorious ⟨p. 113⟩sinners, and continue in the practice of such sins without repentance, they cannot be saved; but withal he addeth in the 11. verse, that some of them had been such sinners, but were now in a state of Salvation through their interest in Jesus Christ, and the operation of the Spirit of God upon their hearts, And such were some of you; but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the spirit of our God;
2. The vilest of you all may attain Salvation; Some of you it may be have been notorious sinners, ⟨p. 112⟩your consciences do accuse you of such great sins, with such hainous aggravations, that you may be discouraged and out of hope that such as you should be saved; you have offered such high affronts and indignities unto the highest Majesty that you think he can never put them up; you have run so deep and so long upon the score, that you think the scores can never be wiped off; if they had been smaller faults, or more ordinary slips, or you had sought after Salvation sooner, you might have hoped to speed, but now you fear the door of mercy is shut, and the day of Grace is spent, and there is no pardon and salvation for such vile sinners as you: But let me tell you that the vilest of you all may attain Salvation, the door of mercy is not so fast shut as yet, but by knocking hard it may be opened; and so long as the day of your life is continued, and the means of grace are continued, you cannot say that the day of grace is quite 〈…〉; there is salvation attainable by the worst of you all, if you will look after it; our Saviour tells us of Publicans and Harlots that entred into the Kingdom of Heaven sooner than the Pharisees who boasted in their own righteousness, Matth. 21.31. He conversed with, and called the worst of sinners to repentance, Matth. 9.11, 13. Inde•d when the Apostle maketh mention of notorious sinners, he telleth us, that such whilest such, could not be saved, 1 Cor. 6.9, 10. Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdom of God, Be not deceived, neither Fornicators, nor Idolaters, nor Adulterers, nor •ffeminate, nor Abusers of th•mselves with Mankind, nor Thieves, nor Covetous, no• Drunkards, nor Revilers, nor Extortioners, shall inherit the Kingdom of God. Those that are such notorious ⟨p. 113⟩sinners, and continue in the practice of such sins without repentance, they cannot be saved; but withall he addeth in the 11. verse, that some of them had been such sinners, but were now in a state of Salvation through their interest in Jesus Christ, and the operation of the Spirit of God upon their hearts, And such were some of you; but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Iesus, and by the spirit of our God;
