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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
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CHAP. 25. Christians may loose the assurance of their Peace with God through the weakness of their Faith. 1. Weakness, When they think the sin they fall into, doth presently cause an enmity between God and them. Object. What need Believers then be careful to avoid sin? Answered. 2. Weakness, Judging Gods works as enmity against them.
CHAP. 25. Christians may loose the assurance of their Peace with God through the weakness of their Faith. 1. Weakness, When they think the sin they fall into, doth presently cause an enmity between God and them. Object. What need Beleevers then be careful to avoid sin? Answered. 2. Weakness, Judging Gods works as enmity against them.
First, Through the weakness of their Faith; and that in Two ways.
FIrst, Through the weakness of their Faith; and that in Two waies.
Weakness. 1.
When they shall through their weakness think that that sin they fall into, or are overtaken with, doth presently cause an enmity between God, and them. I make no question but there are many souls that God is reconciled unto, and sometimes have had some comfort in the assurance of this reconciliation, and yet if at any time they be but overcome with the sinful distempers of their hearts, they presently think, that this puts an enmity between God, and them again, and they begin to look upon God as upon their enemy, and think that all the peace is broken between God, and them, and this makes such a Breach between God, and them, as that all that God hath done, is undone again, and now they think that God is against them in all his ways, and contrary