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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.
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.
If poor distressed Souls would observe this Order, they might save themselves the trouble of an unprofitable Labour, under these unreasonable and Soul-sinking Doubts.
Let us therefore, upon the sight of our Wretchedness, fly and venturously leap ⟨p. 143⟩into the Arms of Christ, which are now as open to receive us into his Bosom, as they w••e when nailed to the Cross. This is coming to Christ for Life aright; this is right running away from thy Master to him, as was said before. And for this we have multitudes of Scriptures to support, encourage, and comfort us in our so doing.
Let us therefore, upon the sight of our Wretchedness, fly and venturously leap ⟨p. 143⟩into the Arms of Christ, which are now as open to receive us into his Bosom, as they w••e when nailed to the Cross. This is coming to Christ for Life aright; this is right running away from thy Master to him, as was said before. And for this we have multitudes of Scriptures to support, incourage, and comfort us in our so doing.
But now let him that doth thus be sure to look for it, for Satan will be with him to Morrow, to see if he can get him again to his old Service, and if he cannot do that, then will he enter into Dispute with him, to wit, About whether he be elect to Life, and called indeed to partake […] this Christ, to whom he is fled for S•• cour; or whether he comes to him of hi• own presumptuous Mind: Therefore w are bid, as to cme, so to arm our selves with that Arm ur which God hath provided that we may resist, quench, stand against, and withstand all the fiery Darts of the Devil.