A30581:596
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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O but I am unworthy saith a poor soul, What? that such a one as I, so vile, so wretched, and every way unworthy should have such things? this was the policy of the Devil at the first, the Devil labours to make sinners to slight the Gospel, to set at naught the counsels of God: so you have it in Prov. 1. to account the blood of the Covenant a common thing: that is the first way. But if he cannot prevail that way; but the Lord doth shine ⟨p. 337⟩through all mists, and il conceits of the Gospel, and shows unto the Soul the excellency and beauty of his Son, and of the glorious things that are in the Gospel: then the Devil comes the other way. Indeed saith he there are glorious things, but thou art unworthy; thou art a wretched, base, vile Creature, and canst thou think that God should grant such things as these to thee? now the Lord answers this Objection; What saith God? Come without Money; What is that? that is; though thou hast no worthiness in thy self, though thou hast no a, bilities to buy any thing that is good; yet come, come yet & close with my Grace; that shall make thee rich enough; thou shalt have money enough that way: Come without money & without price, let never that Objection hinder thee; that thou art unworthy & unable to do any thing: the Lord calls thee without Money, & offers freely to thee, & therefore in the latter end of the Book of the Revelation it is said in the last Chapter the 17. ver. And the Spirit, and the Bride say Come, and let him that heareth say Come, and let him that is a thirst, Come; and whosoever will, let him take of the water of life freely. How shall I ever think to have it? It is free, so that this Objection cannot hinder.
O but I am unworthy saith a poor soul, What? that such a one as I, so vile, so wretched, and every way unworthy should have such things? this was the policy of the Devil at the first, the Devil labors to make sinners to slight the Gospel, to set at naught the counsels of God: so you have it in Prov. 1. to account the bloud of the Covenant a common thing: that is the first way. But if he cannot prevail that way; but the Lord doth shine ⟨p. 337⟩through al mists, and il conceipts of the Gospel, and shews unto the Soul the excellency and beuty of his Son, and of the glorious things that are in the Gospel: then the Devil comes the other way. Indeed saith he there are glorious things, but thou art unworthy; thou art a wretched, base, vile Creature, and canst thou think that God should grant such things as these to thee? now the Lord answers this Objection; What saith God? Come without Money; What is that? that is; though thou hast no worthiness in thy self, though thou hast no a, bilities to buy any thing that is good; yet come, come yet & close with my Grace; that shal make thee rich enough; thou shalt have money enough that way: Come without mony & without price, let never that Objection hinder thee; that thou art unworthy & unable to do any thing: the Lord cals thee without Money, & offers freely to thee, & therefore in the latter end of the Book of the Revelation it is said in the last Chapter the 17. ver. And the Spirit, and the Bride say Come, and let him that heareth say Come, and let him that is a thirst, Come; and whosoever wil, let him take of the water of life freely. How shal I ever think to have it? It is free, so that this Objection cannot hinder.