Walk the streets by moonlight, if you dare, and you will see sinners then. Watch when the night is dark and the wind is howling, when the picklock is grating in the door, and you will see sinners then. Go to that prison and walk through the wards. Look at the men with heavy, brooding brows—men you wouldn't want to meet at night—and there are sinners there. Visit the youth detention centers and see those who have betrayed a rampant juvenile depravity, and you will see sinners there. Go across the seas to places where humanity sinks to cannibalism, and there is a sinner there.

Go where you will, you need not ransack earth to find sinners, for they are common enough. You may find them in every lane and street of every city, and town, and village, and hamlet.

It is for such that Jesus died.

If you will select me the grossest specimen of humanity, if he be but born of woman, I will have hope of him yet, because Jesus Christ is come to seek and to save sinners. Electing love has selected some of the worst to be made the best. Pebbles of the brook grace turns into jewels for the crown-royal. Worthless dross he transforms into pure gold. Redeeming love has set apart many of the worst of mankind to be the reward of the Savior's passion. Effectual grace calls forth many of the vilest of the vile to sit at the table of mercy, and therefore let none despair.

Reader, by that love looking out of Jesus' tearful eyes, by that love streaming from those bleeding wounds, by that faithful love, that strong love, that pure, disinterested, and abiding love; by the heart and by the bowels of the Savior's compassion, we conjure you—turn not away as though it were nothing to you; but believe on him and you shall be saved. Trust your soul with him and he will bring you to his Father's right hand in glory everlasting.