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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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Yea, this should also be a mighty argument to put us all on to be constant in holy walking with God, because the lord hath been working from Eternity, and will be working to eternity for our good, and therefore that time which we have, we should serve, and glorify God in it. For suppose we should live ten thousand years, or ten thousand millions of years in this world; Suppose God should require us to live, and serve him in the way we do now, Eternally; we should not think much of it, for we serve God but one piece of eternity, that is, that part of eternity which is coming; But God is merciful to us in both pieces of Eternity; his mercy is to us on both sides from everlasting to everlasting; God is before hand with us in his mercy, and in his love; his love was from eternity, and shall Continue to eternity, ⟨p. 158⟩and therefore we should not think much to serve God, and to glorify him in ways of holiness all the time that we are appointed to live, and when we have don all we cannot come near to those workings which he hath been at for us. But I shall lea• his point the Lord seal it with his blessing upon our spirits.
Yea, this should also be a mighty argument to put us al on to be constant in holy walking with God, because the lord hath been working from Eternity, and wil be working to eternity for our good, and therfore that time which we have, we should serve, and glorifie God in it. For suppose we should live ten thousand yeares, or ten thousand millions of years in this world; Suppose God should require us to live, and serve him in the way we do now, Eternally; we should not think much of it, for we serve God but one peece of eternity, that is, that part of eternity which is comming; But God is merciful to us in both peeces of Eternity; his mercy is to us on both sides from everlasting to everlasting; God is before hand with us in his mercy, and in his love; his love was from eternity, and shal Continue to eternity,