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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.
This Reason therefore standeth fast, namely, That Christ, by offering Mercy in the first place to the biggest Sinners now, will stop all Mouths of the Impenitent at the Day of Judgment, and cut off all Excuse that shall be attempted to be made (from the thoughts of the greatness of their Sins) why they came not to him.
I have often thought of the Day of Judgment, and how God will deal with sinners at that Day; and I believe it will be managed with that Sweetness, with that Eq••••bleness, with that excellent Righteou•••ss, as to every Sin, and Circumstance, and Aggravation thereof, that men that a•e damned, before the Judgment is over, shall receive such Conviction of the righteous Judgment of God upon them, and their Deserts of Hell fire, that they shall in themselves conclude, that there is all the Reason in the World that they should be shut out of Heaven and go into Hell fire: Those shall go away into everlasting Fire, Mat. 25.46.
Only this will tear, that they have missed of Mercy and Glory, and obtained everlasting Damnation through' their Unbelief. But it will tear but themselves, but their own Souls; they will gnash upon themselves: For in that Mercy was offered to the chief of them in the first place, and yet they were damned for rejecting of it; they were damned for forsaking what they had a Propriety in, for forsaking their own Mercy.
Only this will tear, that they have miss'd of Mercy and Glory, and obtain'd everlasting Damnation thro' their Unbelief. But it will tear but themselves, but their own Souls; they will gnash upon themselves: For in that Mercy was offer'd to the chief of them in the first place, and yet they were damned for rejecting of it; they were damned for forsaking what they had a Propriety in, for forsaking their own Mercy.