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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.
Just before Christ came into the Flesh, the World was degenerated as it is now; the Generality of the Men in Jerusalem were become either high and famous for Hypocrisy, or filthy base in their Lives. The Devil also was broke loose in a hideous manner, and had taken Possession of many: Yea, I believe that there was never a Generation before nor since, that could produce so many possessed with Devils, Deformed, Lame, Blind, and infected with monstrous Diseases, as that Generation could: But what was the Reason thereof? I mean the Reason from God? Why one, (and we may sum up more in that Answer that Christ gave to his Disciples concerning him that was born blind) was that ⟨p. 67⟩the Works of God might be made manifest in them, and that the Son of God might be glorified thereby, John 9.2, 3. Chap. 11.4.
Just before Christ came into the Flesh, the World was degenerared as it is now; the Generality of the Men in Jerusalem were become either high and famous for Hypocrisie, or filthy base in their Lives. The Devil also was broke loose in a hideous manner, and had taken Possession of many: Yea, I believe that there was never a Generation before nor since, that could produce so many possessed with Devils, Deformed, Lame, Blind, and infected with monstrous Diseases, as that Generation could: But what was the Reason thereof? I mean the Reason from God? Why one, (and we may sum up more in that Answer that Chri•t gave to his Disciples concerning him that was born blind) was that ⟨p. 67⟩the Works of God might be made manifest in them, and that the Son of God might be glorified thereby, John 9.2, 3. Chap. 11.4.
Now if these Devils and Diseases, as they possessed Men then, were to make way and work for an approaching Christ in Person; and for the declaring of his Power; why may we not think that now, even now also he is ready to come by his Spirit in the Gospel, to heal many of the Debaucheries of our Age; I cannot believe that Grace will take them all; for there is but few that are saved. But it will take some, even some of the worst of Men, and make blessed ones of them. But O, how these Ring leaders in Vice, will then shine n Virtue! They will be the very Pillars n Churches they will be as an Ensign in he Land: The Lord their God shall save them in that Day as the Flock of his People; for they shall be as the Stones of Crown lift up as an Ensign upon the Land.