The excellency of holy courage in evil times by Jeremiah Burroughs

3. Further Jesus Christ hath already removed all differences that are between God the Father, and thy soul: the difficulties which make such a mighty vast dismal distance between God and thy soul, is the wrath of God, and the justice of God and the curse of the Law: Now it hath been the work of Christ to take away all these difficulties: So that when thou lookest up and seest thy sin against an infinite God, that is, infinitely holy, and infinitely just, and seest the curse of the Law against thee; thou thinkest these are great difficulties, how is it possible for me to get over these: know it is the work of Christ that great Saviour of the world, to remove those difficulties, and if he had not undertook it, it had been impossible for any soul to come to ⟨p. 193⟩God, But he hath done it and therefore thou hast liberty to come to God; if thou hast but an heart to venture upon his free Grace, if thou sayest, how can I know, that Christ hath removed these difficulties for me? Its the work of Faith that gives thee an interest. And therefore do not stay for any thing else: If thou doest but venture upon Faith, thou needest not take care as those Women did, who shall roll away the stone. Who shall remove the difficulties of the curse of the Law? who shall pacify the wrath of God that is burning against me for my sin? If thou doest believe Christ hath done it.

3. Further Jesus Christ hath already removed all differences that are between God the Father, and thy soul: the difficulties which make such a mighty vast dismal distance between God and thy soul, is the wrath of God, and the justice of God and the curse of the Law: Now it hath been the work of Christ to take away all these difficulties: So that when thou lookest up and seest thy sin against an infinite God, that is, infinitely holy, and infinitely just, and seest the curse of the Law against thee; thou thinkest these are great difficulties, how is it possible for me to get over these: know it is the work of Christ that great Savior of the world, to remove those difficulties, and if he had not undertook it, it had been impossible for any soul to come to ⟨p. 193⟩God, But he hath done it and therefore thou hast liberty to come to God; if thou hast but an heart to venture upon his free Grace, if thou saiest, how can I know, that Christ hath removed these difficulties for me? Its the work of Faith that gives thee an interest. And therefore do not stay for any thing else: If thou doest but venture upon Faith, thou needest not take care as those Women did, who shall roule away the stone. Who shall remove the difficulties of the curse of the Law? who shall pacifie the wrath of God that is burning against me for my sin? If thou doest beleeve Christ hath done it.