A30579:532
Gospel-conversation
Gospel-conversation: wherein is showed, I. How the conversation of believers must be above what could be by the light of nature. II. Beyond those that lived under the law. III. And suitable to what truths the Gospel holds forth. By Jeremiah Burroughs, preacher of the Gospel to Stepney and Cripplegate, London. Being the third book published by Thomas Goodwin, William Greenhil, Sydrach Simpson, Philip Nigh, William Bridge, John Yates, William Adderly.Gospel-conversation: wherein is shewed, I. How the conversation of believers must be above what could be by the light of nature. II. Beyond those that lived under the law. III. And suitable to what truths the Gospel holds forth. By Jeremiah Burroughs, preacher of the Gospel to Stepney and Criplegate, London. Being the third book published by Thomas Goodwyn, William Greenhil, Sydrach Simpson, Philip Nye, William Bridge, John Yates, William Adderly.
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1650
GOSPEL Conversation. › THE MISERY OF THOSE MEN THAT HAVE THEIR PORTION IN THIS LIFE.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Sixthly, Because they have no interest in Jesus Christ; The rich Treasures of the infinite grace of God, they are let out in Jesus Christ; God hath divers Conduit-pipes (as I may so say) of His Grace, to let out unto His Creatures; there are some lesser Conduit-pipes, and those Conduit pipes, may be opened through the general bounty of God; but now the Lord hath the great Current of His eternal mercies, for some that He doth intend eternal good unto, and this great Current of His it is stopped by justice, the infinite justice of God doth stop this great Current, so as it cannot be opened to have any drop of the mercy let out, until Divine Justice comes to be satisfied; In the mean time the other smaller pipes, they run, the general bounty of God; Now then, this is the very work of Jesus Christ, Christ the Second Person in Trinity, and it is the very mystery of the Gospel; The Second Person in the Trinity, sees that the children of men, are capable of eternal happiness, eternal ⟨p. 315⟩glory, and that there are glorious treasures with God, to be communicated to the children of men; but through mans sin, this great Current is stopped; in the mean time Gods general bounty lets out a great many outward comforts; Christ therefore out of pity to man-kind, that man-king may not be put off with these general outward comforts, He comes and satisfies Gods infinite justice, that He might open the Current, the sluice of His infinite, and eternal Grace to others: Now happy are those Creatures, who have interest in the Lord Christ; for this is His work, to satisfy the Justice of the Father, that so the great pipe may be opened, and then flows in all Grace, infinite, eternal Grace, when that comes once to be opened: No marvel though we hear of such glorious things, that the Saints of God have in the life to come, no marvel, for Christ doth come and open the great sluice of Gods infinite Grace and Mercy to them; as for the men of the world, they have but a little of the drizzling of Gods general bounty through some crannies, but the Floodgates of Gods grace are opened in Christ; therefore till Divine Justice be satisfied, there can be no further good for a Creature here, but the fruits of Gods general bounty, & patience: There are some Creatures whom the Lord hath left to the Course of justice, they shall have what they earn, and no more:
Sixthly, Because they have no interest in Jesus Christ; The rich Treasures of the infinite grace of God, they are let out in Jesus Christ; God hath divers Conduit-pipes (as I may so say) of His Grace, to let out unto His Creatures; there are some lesser Conduit-pipes, and those Conduitpipes, may be open'd through the general bounty of God; but now the Lord hath the great Current of His eternal mercies, for some that He doth intend eternal good unto, and this great Current of His it is stop't by justice, the infinite justice of God doth stop this great Current, so as it cannot be open'd to have any drop of the mercy let out, until Divine Justice comes to be satisfied; In the mean time the other smaller pipes, they run, the general bounty of God; Now then, this is the very work of Jesus Christ, Christ the Second Person in Trinity, and it is the very mystery of the Gospel; The Second Person in the Trinity, sees that the children of men, are capable of eternal happiness, eternal