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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.
1. The Contests that they usually have with the Devil at their parting with him.
2. Their Knowledge of his Secrets in his Workings.
For the first, the biggest Sinners have usually great contest with the Devil at their parting; and this is an help to Satan: For ordinary Saints find afterwards what the vile ones find at first; but when at the opening of Hearts, the one finds himself to be as the other the one is a Comfort to the other. The lesser fort of Sinners find but little of this, till after they have been ⟨p. 47⟩some time in profession; but the vile Man meets with his at the Beginning. Wherefore he, when the other is down, is ready to tell that he has met with the same before. For I say he has had it before. Satan is loath to part with a great Sinner: What my true Servant (quoth he) my old Servant wilt thou forsake me now? Having so often sold thy self to me to work Wickedness, wilt thou forsake me now? Thou horrible Wretch doth not know, that thou hast sinned thy self beyond the reach of Grace, and dost think to find Mercy now? Art not thou a Murderer, a Thief, a Harlot, a Witch, a Sinner of the greatest size, and dost thou look for Mercy now? Dost thou think that Christ will foul his Fingers with thee?