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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. 69. The Ninth Argument. Manifesting the exceeding willingness of God to be reconciled to sinners.
Another is this; that the Lord is willing to yield unto his creatures, (as far as may be) to yield to the creature (I say) (as far as he can with honour) for such is the way of the Gospel in bringing sinners to God; that God hath yielded to his creature• as far as can be conceived to be done with honour (he cannot deny himself; and his Glory:) But take it thus far, that God must have his Glory; it is impossible that God should yield further ⟨p. 328⟩to the creature than he hath done, Whereas God might have required satisfaction in our own persons, he hath yielded to this; I will take it in another; this is the condition of the Covenant of Grace, from that of the Covenant of works; the covenant of works required perfect obedience in our own persons: so that if we did not obey, it required satisfaction of us. Now in the covenant of Grace there is a high consideration, (as it were) God is content to take it in a surety; He will be content for our parts if there be uprightness, if there be but endeavours, if there be but willingness of heart, (though he sees that we do provoke him day by day) well saith God, (whereas I stood upon perfect obedience in the Covenant of works) now saith God, I will he satisfied with the will for the deed, if there be but uprightness of heart, (though there be many weaknesses) yet I will be willing, and content with that. Now doth not a man show himself willing to be reconciled unto another, when he shall say, well let there be any terms, propounded that can be, I will yield to any terms so far as I can with honour? I must not dishonour my self: but so far as can be I yield. God hath done thus; he professes to the world, that so far as he can he hath yielded to us; Now if we should not except of the terms that he requires (for they are such terms, so reasonable, so equal, that cannot be imagined less) there cannot be less required of the Creature, then is by the Creator.