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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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GOSPEL-RECONCILIATION, OR Christs Trumpet of Peace TO THE WORLD. › Chapter 35 › Reason 5: Reason. 5.
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Reason. 5.
A Fifth Reason is this. Hereby God will show his wonderful love, and free Grace to wretched Creatures; that he should regard such vild Creatures as those that live in the world; for the world, alas, what is it? It is a dunghill of filth; and as the Apostle saith, 1. John 5.19. The whole world lies in wickedness; it lies as a dead Dog or Carcass that lies in a Common Sewer,1 in a ditch, all in slime, and filth; Now that God should set his heart upon the world, what an infinite, and wonderful love, and free grace is this? The truth is, before our Conversion, we do all lie in wickedness, as a Carrion, or a dead Dog that lies in a Cart-way, all in gore, & mire; So are we in our natural Condition, and yet that the great God of Heaven should send his own Son into the world to die for such a one; that he should make such a one an heir of Heaven, and of eternal life; that such a one should become a member of his Son, and so have everlasting Communion with himself; & that this should be plotted by God from all eternity; What an infinite love of God is this? And again; that the world lies in wickedness; the world ⟨p. 167⟩that is so vile, and so unworthy a thing; that yet the Lord should be thus reconciling the World to himself; What an infinite, and unconceivable, free Grace of God is this?
A Fifth Reason is this. Hereby God wil shew his wonderful love, and free Grace to wretched Creatures; that he should regard such vild Creatures as those that live in the world; for the world, alas, what is it? It is a dunghil of filth; and as the Apostle saith,