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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.
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.
Nor did the Apostles overlook this Clause, when their Lord was gone into Heaven: They went first to them of Jerusalem, & Preached Christ's Gospel to them. They abode also there for a Season, and preached it to no body else, for they had regard to the Commandments of their Lord.
And it is to be observed, namely, that the first Sermon which they preached, was to the very worst of these Jerusalem Sinners; even to those that were the Murderers of Jesus Christ, Acts 2.23. For these are part of the Sermon: Ye took him and by wicked Hands have Crucified and slain him. Yea, the three next Sermons was preached to the self-same Murderers, to the end they might be saved, Acts 3.14.