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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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Fourthly, In the fourth place, there is this in Reconciliation likewise. Thou comest now to be in league with God, God and thee come to shake hands one with another, yea, more than shake hands; thou comest to be one of his own people, God takes thee into an everlasting Covenant with himself, and thou takest him to be thy God in an everlasting Covenant likewise. As when Princes have War one against another, there may be a peace made, and they may lay down reasons on both sides, but all this while they may not come in to a league of friendship, and amity one with another. But God is so Reconciled to a soul, as that he entereth into a League with the soul, entereth into Covenant.
Fourthly, In the fourth place, there is this in Reconciliation likewise. Thou comest now to be in league with God, God and thee come to shake hands one with another, yea, more than shake hands; thou comest to be one of his own people, God takes thee into an everlasting Covenant with himself, and thou takest him to be thy God in an everlasting Covenant likewise. As when Princes have War one against another, there may be a peace made, and they may lay down reasons on both sides, but al this while they may not come in to a league of friendship, and amity one with another. But God is so Reconciled to a soul, as that he entereth into a League with the soul, entereth into Covenant.
Fifthly, The Lord when he is Reconciled to a soul, he is perfectly Reconciled, we may give it that word, for the truth is, it is such a Reconciliation, so perfect, as that there shall not remain the least grudge in the heart of God towards a man Reconciled. It is true, on our side it is not so perfect, but on Gods side it is so perfect a Reconciliation as that there shall not remain the least grudge in the heart of God against the Creature for any hurt to the Creature.
Fiftly, The Lord when he is Reconciled to a soul, he is perfectly Reconciled, we may give it that word, for the truth is, it is such a Reconciliation, so perfect, as that there shal not remain the least grudg in the heart of God towards a man Reconciled. It is true, on our side it is not so perfect, but on Gods side it is so perfect a Reconciliation as that there shal not remaine the least grudg in the heart of God against the Creature for any hurt to the Creature.