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A30160 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 / by John Bunyan. Bunyan, John, 1628-1688. 1689 (1689) Wing B5545; ESTC R27236 74,451 194

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his strait he betook him to consideration of the good that there was in his Fathers House yea he resolved to home to his Father and his Fa●her dealt well with him he received him with Musick and Dancing because he had received him safe and sound Luk. 15.14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 31 32. 6. Hast thou any inticing touches of the word of God upon thy mind Doth as it were some holy word of God give a glance upon thee cast a smile upon thee let fall though it be but one drop of its savour upon thy Spirit yea though it staies but one moment with thee O! then the day of Grace is not past The Gate of Heaven is not shut Nor God's Heart and Bowels withdrawn from thee as yet Take heed therefore and beware that thou make much of the Heavenly Gift and of that good word of God of the which he has made thee tast Beware I say and take heed there may be a falling away for all this but I say as yet God has not left thee as yet he has not cast thee off H●b 6.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8. Sec●ndly With respect to thy desires what are they Wouldst thou be saved Wouldst thou be saved with a thorow salvation Wouldst thou be saved from guilt and filth too Wouldst thou be the servant of thy Saviour Art thou indeed weary of the service of th● old Master the Devil Sin and the World And has these desires put thy Soul to the flight Hast thou through desires betaken thy self to thy heels Dost fly to him that is a Saviour from the wrath to come for life If these be thy desires and if they be unfeigned fear not Thou art one of those Runaways which God has commanded our Lord to receive and not to send thee back to the Devil thy Master again but to give thee a place in his House even the place which liketh thee best Thou shalt not deliver to his Master saies he the Servant which is escaped from his Master unto thee He shall dwell with thee even among you in that place which he shall chuse in one of thy Gates where it liketh him best thou shall not oppress him Deut. 23.15 16. This is a command to the Church consequently to the Head of the Church for all commands from God come to her through her Head. Whence I conclude that that as Israel of old was to receive the Runaway-Servant who escaped from a Heathen Master to them and should not dare to send him back to his Master again So Christ's Church now and consequently Christ himself may not will not refuse that soul that has made his escape from Sin Satan the World and Hell unto him but will certainly let him dwell in his House among his Saints in that place which he shall choose even where it liketh him best For he saies in another place And him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out In no wise let his crimes be what they will either for nature multitude or the attendance of aggravating circumstances Wherefore if thy desires be firm sound unfeigned to become the saved of Christ and his servant Fear not he will not he will in no wise put thee away or turn thee over to thy old M●ster again Thirdly As to thy fears whatever they are let that be supposed which is supposed before and they are groundless and so of no weight Object But I am afraid I am not el●ct or chosen to salvation though you called me fool a little before for so fearing Answ. Though election is in order before calling as to God yet the knowledge of Calling must go before the belief of my Election as to my self Wherefore souls that doubt of the truth of their Effectual Calling do but plunge themselves into a deeper labyrinth of confusion that concern themselves with their election I mean while they labour to know it before they prove their Calling Make your Calling and so your Election sure 2 Pet. 1.4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Wherefore at present lay the thoughts of thy Election by and ask thy self these questions Do I see my lost condition Do I see salvation is no where but in Christ Would I share in this salvation by Faith of him And would I as was said afore be throughly saved to wit from the filth as from the guilt Do I love Christ his Father his Saints his Word and Ways This is the way to prove we are Elect. Wherefore sinner when Satan or thine own heart seek to puzzle thee wi●h Election say thou I cannot tend to talk of this point now but stay till I know that I am called of God to the fellowship of his Son and then I will shew you that I am Elect and that my name is written in the Book of Life If poor distressed souls would observe this Order they might save themselves the trouble of an unprofitable l●bour under these unseason●ble and So●l-sinking doubts Let us therefore upon the sight of our wretchedness fly and venturously leap into the Arms of Christ which are now as open to receive us into his Bosom as they were 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 of this Christ to whom he is fled for succour or whether he comes to him of his own presumptuous Mind Therefore we are bid as to come so to Arm our selves with that Armour which God has provided that we may resist quench stand against and withstand all the Fiery Darts of the Devil Ephes. 6. 11 12 13 14 l5 16 17 18. If therefore thou findest Satan in this Order to march against thee remember that thou hadst this Item about it and betake thy self to Faith and good Courage and be sober and hope to the End. Object But how if I should have sinned the sin unpardonable or That called the sin against the Holy Ghost Answ. If thou hast thou art lost for ever But yet before it is concluded by thee that thou hast so sinned know that they that would be saved by Jesus Christ through faith in his blood cannot be counted for such l. Because of the Promise for that must not be frustrate And that saies And him that cometh to Christ he will in no wise cast And again Whoso will let him take of the Water of Life freely Joh. 6.37 Rev. 21 6. chap. 22.17 But I say how can these Scriptures be fulfilled if