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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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'Tis true, he saith that Repentance and Remission of Sins must go together, but yet Remission is sent to the chief the Jerusalem sinner, nor doth Repentance lessen at all the Jerusalem sinner's crimes; it diminisheth none of his Sins, nor causes that there should be hall a one the fewer. It only puts a stop to the Jerusalem sinner's course, and makes him willing to be saved freely by Grace, and for time to come to be governed by that blessed Word that has brought the Tidings of good things to him.
'Tis true, he saith that Repentance and Remission of Sins must go together, but yet Remission is sent to the chief the Jerusasalem sinner, nor doth Repentance lessen at all the Jerusalem sinner's crimes; it diminisheth none of his Sins, nor causes that there should be hall a one the fewer. It only puts a stop to the Jerusalem sinner's course, and makes him willing to be saved freely by Grace, and for time to come to be govern'd by that blessed Word that has brought the Tidings of good things to him.
Besides no Man shows himself willing to be saved that repenteth not of his Deeds, for he that goes on still in his Trespasses, declares that he is resolved to pursue his own Damnation further.
Besides no Man shews himself willing to be saved that repenteth not of his Deeds, for he that goes on still in his Trespasses, declares that he is resolv'd to pursue his own Damnation further.
Learn then to judge of the largeness of God's Heart, and the Heart of his Son Jesus Christ, by the Word, judge not thereof by feeling, nor by the Reports of thy Conscience; Conscience is oftentimes here befooled, and made to go quite besides the Word: 'Twas judging without the Word that made David say, I am cast off from God's Eyes, and shall perish one Day by ⟨p. 80⟩