The Jerusalem Sinner Saved; or, Good News for the Vilest of Men
by John Bunyan
- Pages
- about 128
- Category
- Philosophy
- Language
- English
- Reading time
- 2.4 h at 250 wpm
From the opening
Transcribed from the 1845 Thomas Nelson edition by David Price, email
ccx074@pglaf.org
THE
JERUSALEM SINNER SAVED;
OR,
GOOD NEWS FOR THE VILEST OF MEN
THE whole verse runs thus: “And that repentance and remission of sins
should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at
Jerusalem.”
The words were spoken by Christ, after he rose from the dead, and they
are here rehearsed after an historical manner, but do contain in them a
formal commission, with a special clause therein. The commission is, as
you see, for the preaching of the gospel, and is very distinctly inserted
in the holy record by Matthew and Mark. “Go teach all nations,” &c. “Go
ye into all the world, and preach the gospel unto every creature.” Matt.
xxviii. 19; Mark xvi. 15. Only this cause is in special mentioned by
Luke, who saith, That as Christ would have the doctrine of repentance and
remission of sins preached in his name among all nations, so he would
have the people of Jerusalem to have the first proffer thereof. Preach
it, saith Christ, in all nations, but begin at Jerusalem.
The apostles then, though they had a commission so large as to give them
warrant to go and preach the gospel in all the world, yet by this clause
they were limited as to the beginning of their ministry: they were to
begin this work at Jerusalem. “Beginning at Jerusalem.”
Before I proceed to an observation upon the words, I must (but briefly)
touch upon two things: namely,
First, As to her descent: she was from Abraham, the sons of Jacob, a
people that God singled out from the rest of the nations to set his love
upon them.
Secondly, As to her preference or exaltation, she was the place of
God’s worship, and that which had in and with her the special tokens and
signs of God’s favour and presence, above any other people in the world.
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