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

Sermon being done up she gets, and away she goes; and withal inquired where that Jesus the preacher dined that Day? And one told her at the House or Simon the Pharisee. So away goes she, first to her Chamber and there strips her self of her wanton Attire; then falls upon her Knees to ask God forgiveness for her wicked life. This done, in a modest dress she goes to Simon's House, where she finds Jesus set at Dinner. So she gets behind him, and weeps, and ••ops her Tears upon his Feet, like Rain, and washes them; and wipes them wi•h Hairs of her Head. he also kissed his Feet with her Lips, and Anointed them with Ointment. When Simon the Pharisee perceived what the Woman did, and being ignorant of what it was to be forgiven much (for he never was […] •n more than Fifty pence.) He be• […] think within himself, that he had […] mistaken about Jesus Christ, because •e suffered such a Sinner as this Woman was to touch him surely, quoth he, this Man if he were a Prophet, would not let this Woman come near him, for she is a Town sinner, (so Ignorant are all Self Righteous Men of the way of Christ with Sinners) bur least Mary should be discouraged with the clownish carriage of this Pharisee, and so desert her good beginnings, and her New steps which she now had began to ⟨p. 59⟩take •owards Eternal Life, Jesus began thus with Simon; Simon saith he, I have some what to say unto thee, and he saith Master say on: There was said Jesus, a certain Creditor had two Debtors, the one owed him Five hundred Pence, and the other Fifty: And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore which of them will love him most: Simon answered and said, I suppose he to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him thou hast rightly judged. And he turned to the Woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this Woman? I entered into thy House, thou gavest me no Water for my Feet; but she hath washed my Feet with Tears, and wiped them with the Hairs of her Head: Thou gavest me no kiss; but this Woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my Feet, my Feet with Oil thou didst not anoint; but this Woman hath anointed my Feet with Ointment: wherefore I say unto thee, her sins which are many are forgiven, for she loveth much, but to whom little is forgiven the same loveth little. And he said unto her, thy sins are forgiven,