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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
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A great Sinner, when converted seems a Booty to Jesus Christ, he gets by saving ⟨image ?⟩such an one; why then should both Jesus lose his Glory and the Sinner lose his Soul at once, & that for want of an Invitation?
I have found, through' God's Grace, good Success in preaching upon this Subject, & perhaps so I may, by my writing upon it too: I have, as you see, let down this Net for a Draught, the Lord catch some great Fishes by it, for the magnifying of his Truth. There are some most vile in all Mens Eyes, and some are so in their own Eyes too; but some have the Paintings to shroud Vileness under, yet they are naked and open unto the Eyes of him with whom we have to do: And for all these, God hath sent a Saviour Jesus; & to all these the Door is opene•
I have found, thro' God's Grace, good Success in preaching upon this Subject, & perhaps so I may, by my writing upon it too: I have, as you see, let down this Net for a Draught, the Lord catch some great Fishes by it, for the magnifying of his Truth. There are some most vile in all Mens Eyes, and some are so in their own Eyes too; but some have the Paintings to shroud Vileness under, yet they are naked and open unto the Eyes of him with whom we have to do: And for all these, God hath sent a Saviour Jesus; & to all these the Door is opene•
Wherefore prithee profane Man, give • little Book the Reading. Come, Pardon • Part in Heaven & Glory, cannot b• hurtful thee, Let not thy Lusts & Folly drive the beyond the Door of Mercy, since it is not locked nor bolted up against thee. Manasseh was a bad Man, & Magdalen a bad Woman: To say nothing of the Thief upon the Cross, or of the Murderers of Christ, yet they obtained Mercy; Christ willingly received them. And dost thou think that those once so bad, now they are in Heaven, repent them there, because they left their Sins for Christ when they were in this World? I cannot believe but thou thinkest they have verily got the best on't