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

This book is the work of famed author, John Bunyan, renown for the well-loved classic ‘Pilgrim’s Progress’. It is one of his many published sermons and is based on the biblical passage Luke 24: 47. Bunyan argues that the sinners in Jerusalem, having killed the Lord Jesus Christ committed the worst crime possible and were thus the worst sinners. Nevertheless Christ’s command was to preach the gospel ‘starting in Jerusalem’. He therefore opines that this is a clear indication that the Christian message welcomes even the vilest of men.