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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. 66. The Sixth Argument: Manifesting the exceeding willingness of God and Christ to be reconciled to sinners.
CHAP. 66. The Sixt Argument: Manifesting the exceeding willingness of God and Christ to be reconciled to sinners.
Another Argument is this, wherein God doth manifest in his word that above all works that are pleasing to him, and that he would have people most to respect in this world, is the work of believing in his Son, and laying hold upon him, and so upon that mercy of his, that he doth offer in his Son, and that is the great work that he is more pleased withal; then all the works they do; and not doing that, it is the greatest offence whereby they can offend God, they cannot offend God more in doing any thing in the world. And this shows the willingness of God to be reconciled unto sinners, God being pleased with a sinner that doth come in to take hold of his mercy. And that you have in John 6.29. This is the work of God that ye believe on him, wh•• •••ch sent, (by way of excellency above all other ther••••; (as if God should say) If you should do the […] famous work that ever man did in this world, I would not delight in it; I would not care for that in ⟨p. 324⟩comparison of this work of coming in, and believing in my Son. Is there a man that should be the great Conqueror of the whole world? a man that were famous in all the world. Let a poor Soul, a penitent heart come in, and close with Gods grace in Jesus Christ, and roll it self upon mercy in Christ for Reconciliation; this poor Soul, (though the meanest that were possible to be imagined in the whole Nation) is a more glorious work in Gods Eye; then the most glorious work of the greatest Conqueror of the earth. If thou wert able to rule the Sea; if thou wert able to govern all the world; if thou wert able to command the Heavens, it would not be such a glorious work in the Eyes of God as that is to come and lay hold upon his Son, as he is tendered in the Gospel. If you should give all your Alms to the poor, and your body to be burnt: yet it were nothing to the work of believing in his Son. In