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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. : In which is added, an answer to those grand objections that lie in the ways of them that would believe: for the comfort of those that fear they have sinned against the Holy Ghost / by John Bunyan of Bedford.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. : In which is added, an answer to those grand objections that lie in the ways of them that would believe: for the comfort of those that fear they have sinned against the Holy Ghost / by John Bunyan of Bedford.
Boston: printed for J. Edwards and H. Foster, 1733
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
And many of them that use curious Arts, brought their Books together and burned them before all Men; and counted the Price of them, and found it fifty Thousand pieces of Silver; so mightily grew the Word of God and prevailed Acts 19.19, 20. It wrenched out of the Clutches of Satan, some of those of whom he thought himself most sure; so mightily grew the Word of God. It grew mightily, it encroached upon the Kingdom of the Devil! It pursued him and took the prey: It forced him to let go his hold: It brought away Captive, as Prisoners taken by Force of Arms, some of the most valiant of his Army. It fetch back from, as it were the confines of Hell, some of those that were his trusty Slaves and that with Hell had been at an Agreement: ⟨p. 33⟩It made them come and confess their Deeds, and burn their Books before all Men; so mightily grew the Word of God, and prevailed.
And many of them that use curious Arts, brought their Books together and burned them before all Men; and counted the Price of them, and found it fifty Thousand pieces of Silver; so mightily grew the Word of God and prevailed Acts 19.19, 20. It wrenched out of the Clutches of Satan, some of those of whom he thought himself most sure; so mightily grew the Word of God. It grew mightily, it incroached upon the Kingdom of the Devil! It pursued him and took the prey: It forced him to let go his hold: It brought away Captive, as Prisoners taken by Force of Arms, some of the most valiant of his Army. It fetch back from, as it were the confines of Hell, some of those that were his trusty Slaves and that with Hell had been at an Agreement: ⟨p. 33⟩It made them come and confess their Deeds, and burn their Books before all Men; so mightily grew the Word of God, and prevailed.
Thus therefore you s•o why Christ will have Mercy offered in the first place to the biggest Sinners. They have most need thereof; and this is the most ready way to extol his Name that rideth upon the Heavens, to our Help.