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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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receive_v the_o runaway-servant_n who_o escape_v from_o a_o heathen_a master_n to_o they_o and_o shall_v not_o dare_v to_o send_v he_o back_o to_o his_o master_n again_o so_o christ_n church_n now_o and_o consequent_o christ_n himself_o may_v not_o will_v not_o refuse_v that_o soul_n that_o have_v make_v his_o escape_n from_o sin_n satan_n the_o world_n and_o hell_n unto_o he_o but_o will_v certain_o let_v he_o dwell_v in_o his_o house_n among_o his_o saint_n in_o that_o place_n which_o he_o shall_v choose_v even_o where_o it_o like_v he_o best_o for_o he_o say_v in_o another_o place_n and_o he_o that_o come_v to_o i_o i_o will_v in_o no_o wise_a cast_v out_o in_o no_o wise_a let_v his_o crime_n be_v what_o they_o will_v either_o for_o nature_n multitude_n or_o the_o attendance_n of_o aggravate_v circumstance_n wherefore_o if_o thy_o desire_n be_v firm_a sound_a unfeigned_a to_o become_v the_o save_v of_o christ_n and_o his_o servant_n fear_v not_o he_o will_v not_o he_o will_v in_o no_o wise_a put_v thou_o away_o or_o turn_v thou_o over_o to_o thy_o old_a m●ster_n again_o three_o as_o to_o thy_o fear_n whatever_o they_o be_v let_v that_o be_v suppose_v which_o be_v suppose_v before_o and_o they_o be_v groundless_a and_o so_o of_o no_o weight_n object_n but_o i_o be_o afraid_a i_o be_o not_o elect_v or_o choose_v to_o salvation_n though_o you_o call_v i_o fool_n a_o little_a before_o for_o so_o fear_v answ._n though_o election_n be_v in_o order_n before_z call_z as_o to_o god_n yet_o the_o knowledge_n of_o call_v must_v go_v before_o the_o belief_n of_o my_o election_n as_o to_o myself_o wherefore_o soul_n that_o doubt_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o their_o effectual_a call_v do_v but_o plunge_v themselves_o into_o a_o deep_a labyrinth_n of_o confusion_n that_o concern_v themselves_o with_o their_o election_n i_o mean_v while_o they_o labour_v to_o know_v it_o before_o they_o prove_v their_o call_v make_v your_o call_v and_o so_o your_o election_n sure_a 2_o pet._n 1.4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o wherefore_o at_o present_a lay_v the_o thought_n of_o thy_o election_n by_o and_o ask_v thyself_o these_o question_n do_v i_o see_v my_o lose_a condition_n do_v i_o see_v salvation_n be_v no_o where_o but_o in_o christ_n will_v i_o share_v in_o this_o salvation_n by_o faith_n of_o he_o and_o will_v i_o as_o be_v say_v afore_o be_v thorough_o save_v to_o wit_n from_o the_o filth_n as_o from_o the_o guilt_n do_v i_o love_v christ_n his_o father_n his_o saint_n his_o word_n and_o way_n this_o be_v the_o way_n to_o prove_v we_o be_v elect._n wherefore_o sinner_n when_o satan_n or_o thy_o own_o heart_n seek_v to_o puzzle_v thou_o wi●h_a election_n say_v thou_o i_o can_v tend_v to_o talk_v of_o this_o point_n now_o but_o stay_v till_o i_o know_v that_o i_o be_o call_v of_o god_n to_o the_o fellowship_n of_o his_o son_n and_o then_o i_o will_v show_v you_o that_o i_o be_o elect_a and_o that_o my_o name_n be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n if_o poor_a 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lose_v for_o ever_o but_o yet_o before_o it_o be_v conclude_v by_o thou_o that_o thou_o have_v so_o sin_v know_v that_o they_o that_o will_v be_v save_v by_o jesus_n christ_n through_o faith_n in_o his_o blood_n can_v be_v count_v for_o such_o l._n because_o of_o the_o promise_n for_o that_o must_v not_o be_v frustrate_a and_o that_o say_v and_o he_o that_o come_v to_o christ_n he_o will_v in_o no_o wise_a cast_n and_o again_o whoso_o will_v let_v he_o take_v of_o the_o water_n of_o life_n free_o joh._n 6.37_o rev._n 21_o 6._o chap._n 22.17_o but_o i_o say_v how_o can_v these_o scripture_n be_v fulfil_v if_o