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The Jerusalem Sinner Saved; or, Good News for the Vilest of Men by John Bunyan
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in exercise.

Faith is the eye, is the mouth, is the hand, and one of these is of
use all day long. Faith is to see, to receive, to work, or to eat;
and a Christian should be seeing or receiving, or working, or feeding
all day long. Let it rain, let it blow, let it thunder, let it
lighten, a Christian must still believe: "At what time," said thee
good man, "I am afraid, I will trust in thee;" Psal. vi. 2, 3.

Nor can we have a better encouragement to do this, than is by the
text set before us, even an open heart for a Jerusalem sinner. And
if for a Jerusalem sinner to come, then for such an one when come.
If for such a one to be saved, then for such a one that is saved. If
for such a one to be pardoned his great transgressions, then for such
a one who is pardoned these, to come daily to Jesus Christ, too, to
be cleansed and set free from his common infirmities, and from the
iniquities of his holy things.

Therefore let the poor sinner that would be saved labour for skill to
make the best improvement of the grace of Christ to help him against
the temptations of the devil and his sins.

Tenthly, Would Jesus Christ have mercy offered in the first place to
the biggest sinners? Let those men consider this, that (have, or)
may in a day of trial have spoken or done what their profession or
conscience told them they should not, and that have the guilt and
burden thereof upon their consciences.

Whether a thing be wrong or right, guilt may pursue him that doth
contrary to his conscience. But suppose a man should deny his God,
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