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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.
GODS PRESENT MERCIES TO HIS PEOPLE, Are Arguments of FUTURE MERCIES… › Application 9: USE. 9.
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.
1. That door of hope that now we have, Oh! it is a door that God hath opened after much knocking; Oh! there hath been rapping at Heavens gate, mighty knockings there before this door was opened; Oh! the prayers of the Saints that have been put up for to get open this door! they have knocked again and again, and it hath seemed to be barred against them, at length prayer hath got open the door, as God promised, Knock and it shall be opened; This day that word is fulfilled towards us, we have knocked and the door is opened: now that door that is opened by such knockings, O! wha• great pity it were it should be shut again through our remissness.
1. That door of hope that now we have, Oh! it is a door that God hath opened after much knocking; Oh! there hath been rapping at Heavens gate, mighty knockings there before this door was opened; Oh! the prayers of the Saints that have been put up for to get open this door! they have knocked again and again, and it hath seemed to be barred against them, at length prayer hath got open the door, as God promised, Knock and it shal be opened; This day that word is •ul•illed towards us, we have knocked and the door is opened: now that door that is opened by such knockings, O! wha• great pitty it were it should be shut again through our •emissness.
2. It is a door of hope opened to us now, when as but a little while since we have h•d a door of fears, and miseries, and wrath, and wickedness, superstition, and Idolatry even set wide open, this was a door not long since; Oh! did not God open a door to us so, as if he would let in all wrath and miseries? What fears had we? What kind of communion had we when we met together? What shall we do? Where shall we go? the hand of God is against us, you were afraid that God would let in a deluge of misery, and at that door let in all his wrath upon us, and not only so, but a door open for all kind of wickedness, all superstition, Idolatry, cruelty; What a door was there open not long since? we may apply that place of