world, and to invite them to come in to him for life. Yea, his
invitation is so large, that it offereth his mercy in the first place
to the biggest sinners of every age, which augments the devil's rage
the more.

Wherefore, as I said before, fret he, fume he, the Lord Jesus will
divide the spoil with this great one; yea, he shall divide the spoil
with the strong, because he hath poured out his soul unto death, and
he was numbered with the transgressors, and he bare the sin of many,
and made intercession for the transgressors; Isa. liii. 12.

Ninthly, Would Jesus Christ have mercy offered in the first place to
the biggest sinners? Let the tempted harp upon this string for their
help and consolation. The tempted wherever he dwells, always thinks
himself the biggest sinner, one most unworthy of eternal life.

This is Satan's master-argument: thou art a horrible sinner, a
hypocrite, one that has a profane heart, and one that is an utter
stranger to a work of grace. I say this is his maul, his club, his
master-piece; he doth with this as some do with their most enchanting
songs, sings them everywhere. I believe there are but few saints in
the world that have not had this temptation sounding in their ears.
But were they but aware, Satan by all this does but drive them to the
gap out at which they should go, and so escape his roaring.

Saith he, thou art a great sinner, a horrible sinner, a profane
hearted wretch, one that cannot be matched for a vile one in the
country.

And all this while Christ says to his ministers, offer mercy, in the