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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.
But what a pitch of Grace is this? CHRIST is minded to amaze the World, and to show that he acted not like the Children of Men. This is that which he said of Old, I will not execute the Fierceness of my Wrath, I will not return to destroy Ephraim, for I am GOD and not Man, Hos. 11.9. This is not the manner of Men, Men are shorter winded, Men are soon moved to take Vengeance ⟨p. 16⟩and to right themselves in a way of Wroth and Indignation; but GOD is full of Grace full of Patience, ready to forgive and one that delights in Mercy: All this, is seen in our Text, the biggest Sinners must first be offered Mercy; they must I say, have the Cream of the Gospel offered unto them.
But what a pitch of Grace is this? CHRIST is minded to amaze the World, and to show that he acted not like the Children of Men. This is that which he said of Old, I will not execute the Fierceness of my Wrath, I will not return to destroy Ephraim, for I am GOD and not Man, Hos. 11.9. This is not the manner of Men, Men are shorter winded, Men are soon moved to take Vengence ⟨p. 16⟩and to right themselves in a way of Wroth and Indignation; but GOD is full of Grace full of Patience, ready to forgive and one that delights in Mercy: All this, is seen in our Text, the biggest Sinners must first be offered Mercy; they must I say, have the Cream of the Gospel offered unto them.
But we will proceed. In the Third Chapter we find, that they who escaped converting by the first Sermon, are called upon again to except of Grace and Forgiveness for their Murder committed upon the Son of God. You have killed; yea, you have denied the Holy On▪ & the Just, an I desired the Murderer to be granted unto you. And killed the Prince of Life. Mark, he falls again upon the very Men, that actually were, as you have it in the Chapters following, his very Betrayers and Murderers.