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Gospel reconciliation, or, Christ's trumpet of peace to the world
Gospel reconciliation, or, Christ's trumpet of peace to the world wherein is showed (besides many other gospel truth) ... that there was a breach made between God and man ... to which is added two sermons / by Jeremiah Burroughs.Gospel reconciliation, or, Christ's trumpet of peace to the world wherein is shewed (besides many other gospel truth) ... that there was a breach made between God and man ... to which is added two sermons / by Jeremiah Burroughs.
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1657
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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The Contents.
CHAP. 1. Page 1 Chap. 2. That there was a breach made between God and man after a blessed Union. Page 5 Chap. 3. That there is away to make up a Peace between God and Sinful Man. Page 11 Chap. 4. Reconciliation Opened, 1. By it Gods enmity is taken away. 2. The enmity on the souls part is taken away. 3. God taketh into entire Love. 4. By it thou comest to be in League and Covenant with God. 5. The soul is perfectly Reconciled. 6. This Reconciliation its everlasting. 7. It continues notwithstanding all thy sins. 8. The Devils accusations shall never make God thy Enemy again. Page 17 Chap. 5. Twelve Blessed Consequences of our Reconciliation. Page 25 Chap. 6. Use, 1. Page 34 Chap. 7. Use, 2. Page 38 Chap. 8. How to know whether a mans Peace be made with God, opened in in seven Particulars. 1. Every weapon of war against God is laid down 2. There hath been treaties of Peace between God and that soul. 3. Peace with God will make thee abhor thy self for thy former cursed ways. 4. It will make thee on Gods side. 5. It will preserve from evil. 6. It will enable thee to suffer much. 7. It will make thee highly prise it. Page 41 ⟨image 6⟩Chap. 9. Use, 3. To seek to make our Peace with God: five helps thereunto. 1. Keep from the outward Acts of sin. 2. Labour to set God continually before you. 3. Resolve not to be at Peace with your selves till you be at Peace with God. 4. Seek Peace with God on his own Conditions, 5. Prize Peace with God now, as you will value it at the day of judgment. Page 50 Chap. 10. God begins the work of Reconciliation with man. Page 59 Chap. 11. Uses of Gods beginning with man to be Reconciled. Use, 1. Admire his goodness in beginning, seeing he had no need of us; and had so great advantage against us. Use, 2. Begin to seek peace even with our inferiors. Use, 3. The certainty of our salvation being reconciled. Use, 4. Not to be backward and hang off when God calls to duty. Page 61 Chap. 12. Doct. Our Reconciliation with God is made in Christ. Seven things propounded for opening the Doctrine. Page 67 Chap. 13. The necessity of Christs coming in, for our Reconciliation. Page 73 Chap. 14. How Christ comes to be a sit Reconciler. Opened in seven Particulars; 1. Because he is the second person in the Trinity. 2. He hath taken our Nature on him. 3. He knows fully the mind of the Father. 4. He knows what will satisfy the Father. 5.