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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. 3. That there is a way to make up a Peace between God and Sinful Man.
II. Would it not now be joyful news to you to hear of a possibility for God to be Reconciled to you? You see there is an enmity in your hearts to God; and not only an enmity; but a most deadly, and desperate one. I could show you abundance of particulars of this enmity, but the main thing that I aim at, is, only to open the Doctrine of Reconciliation: therefore if thou apprehendest this truth of God; and if God hath darted it into thy Conscience: will not the Doctrine of Reconciliation be acceptable to thee? O! it would; and it is unto those that fear God, and rightly apprehend themselves as enemies unto him. But I fear, least while I am treating of the Doctrine of Reconciliation between God you, you should not apprehend the excellency of it, and not relish it in the sweetness of it. And therefore if I have said any thing that seems to be terrible to you in my other treatises. If I have showed to you what an evil, and dangerous Condition you are in naturally, ⟨p. 12⟩and how liable to the wrath of God, and to the torments of Hell, where the worm dies not, & the fire goes not out; it is all to this end; that you might the better relish the blessed, and sweet doctrine of Reconciliation between God, and your Souls. This is that then which we shall begin withal, as the first sound of the blessed Silver Trumpet of the Gospel; namely;
II. Would it not now be joyful news to you to hear of a possibility for God to be Reconciled to you? You see there is an enmity in your hearts to God; and not only an enmity; but a most deadly, and desperate one. I could shew you abundance of particulars of this enmity, but the maine thing that I ayme at, is, only to open the Doctrine of Reconciliation: therefore if thou apprehendest this truth of God; and if God hath darted it into thy Conscience: wil not the Doctrine of Reconciliation be acceptable to thee? O! it would; and it is unto those that feare God, and rightly apprehend themselves as enemies unto him. But I fear, least while I am treating of the Doctrine of Reconciliation between God you, you should not apprehend the excellency of it, and not rellish it in the sweetness of it. And therefore if I have said any thing that seems to be terrible to you in my other treatises. If I have shewed to you what an evil, and dangerous Condition you are in naturally,