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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
A word or too at this time for that; why God doth do all this, why doth God deal thus with sinners in such a manner?
A word or too at this time for that; why God doth do al this, why doth God deal thus with sinners in such a manner?
First, It is because mercy pleases him Micah. 7.18. there God makes a large promise of pardon of sin, because mercy pleaseth him. Now that that is pleasing unto any creature; that the creature loves to do it, and loves to do it to the full, to the height, as all pleasure you know, to enjoy the creature; to eat, and drink, and sport is very pleasing to a voluptuous man, and therefore he doth desire to have this to the full: a large bag of Gold pleases a covetous man, therefore he is never satisfied, but would have it to the full; Honour ⟨p. 349⟩pleaseth an ambitious, man, and therefore he never hath enough: so mercy it pleases God, and therefore (as I may with Holy reverence speak) God scarce thinks he hath ever done enough to show the riches of his Grace.
First, It is because mercy pleases him Micha. 7.18. there God makes a large promise of pardon of sin, because mercy pleaseth him. Now that that is pleasing unto any creature; that the creature loves to do it, and loves to do it to the ful, to the height, as al pleasure you know, to enjoye the creature; to eate, and drink, and sport is very pleasing to a voluptuous man, and therefore he doth desire to have this to the ful: a large bag of Gold pleases a covetous man, therefore he is never satisfied, but would have it to the ful; Honor ⟨p. 349⟩pleaseth an ambitious, man, and therefore he never hath enough: so mercy it pleases God, and therefore (as I may with Holy reverence speak) God scarce thinks he hath ever done enough to shew the riches of his Grace.