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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.
These therefore must have the Cream of the Gospel, namely, the first offer thereof in his Life-time: Yea, when he departed out of the World, he left this as part of his last Will with his Preachers, that they also should offer it first to Jerusalem. He had a mind, as it seems, to privilege the worst of Sinners with the first offer of Mercy; and to take from among them, a People to be the first Fruits unto GOD and to the LAMB. The 15th of Luke also is famous for this, Where the Lord Jesus takes more Care, as appears here by three Parables, for the lost Sheep, lost Groat, and the Prodigal Son, than for the other Sheep, the other Pence, or for the Son that said he had never transgressed. Yea, he shows that there is Joy in Heaven, among the Angels of GOD, at the Repentance of one Sinner, more than over Ninety and Nine Just Persons, which need no Repentance, Luke 15.
These therefore must have the Cream of the Gospel, namely, the first offer thereof in his Life-time: Yea, when he departed out of the World, he left this as part of his last Will with his Preachers, that they also should offer it first to Jerusalem. He had a mind, as it seems, to priviledge the worst of Sinners with the first offer of Mercy; and to take from among them, a People to be the first Fruits unto GOD and to the LAMB. The 15th of Luke also is famous for this, Where the Lord Jesus takes more Care, as appears here by three Parables, for the lost Sheep, lost Groat, and the Prodigal Son, than for the other Sheep, the other Pence, or for the Son that said he had never transgressed. Yea, he shews that there is Joy in Heaven, among the Angels of GOD, at the Repentance of one Sinner, more than over Ninety and Nine Just Persons, which need no Repentance, Luke 15.
After this manner therefore the Mind of CHRIST was set on the Salvation of the biggest Sinners in his Life-time. But join to this, this Clause, which he carefully put into the Apostles Commission to preach, when he departed hence to the Father, and then you shall see that his, Heart was vehemently set upon it; for these were part of his last Words with them, Preach the Gospel to all Nations, but see that you do begin at Jerusalem.