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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.
3. Consider that we have this door of hope opened to us, after that we have been unfaithful, after the opening of other doors, how many doors have we shut to our selves heretofore? We have had many doors of hopes, other Parliaments before & yet we not following of God, we did wretchedly and wickedly shut these doors upon God, and upon our selves; and yet that God should open yet another door unto us, Oh Gracious God! as they cried at the laying of the foundation of the Temple, Praise, Praise; so we may say now, though the work be not done as we desire, yet at the beginning of it we may cry, praise; praise.
3. Consider that we have this door of hope opened to us, after that we have been unfaithful, after the opening of other doors, how many doors have we shut to our selves hertofore? We have had many doores of hopes, other Parliaments before & yet we not following of God, we did wretchedly and wickedly shut these doors upon God, and upon our selves; and yet that God should open yet another door unto us, Oh Gracious God! as they cryed at the laying of the foundation of the Temple, Praise, Praise; so we may say now, though the work be not done as we desire, yet at the beginning of it we may cry, praise; praise.
4. This door of hope was opened to us, when in our own thoughts we give all up for lost, when we even thought in our selves, that God had for eternity shut the door against us, Oh! how have the ministers of God in former times been crying up judgments, and our guilty consciences did close with those truths, and say, surely now God is gone, peace is gone, Christ is gone, hope of God for posterity is even gone, we are made a prey to their teeth, and even swallowed up and now after that we gave up all for gone, and did conclude that God had shut the door for ever against us: yet now for God to open a door of hope, this may work upon our consciences to sanctify the Lords name, and to follow the Lord with all our might in this way of mercy. Yea, shall I say further in the fifth place.
4. This door of hope was opened to us, when in our own thoughts we give al up for lost, when we even thought in our selves, that God had for eternity shut the door against us, Oh! how have the ministers of God in former times been crying up judgments, and our guilty consciences did close with those truths, and say, surely now God is gone, peace is gone, Christ is gone, hope of God for posterity is even gone, we are made a prey to their teeth, and even swallowed up and now after that we gave up al for gone, and did conclude that God had shut the door for ever against us: yet now for God to open a door of hope, this may work upon our conscences to sanctify the Lords name, and to follow the Lord with all our might in this way of mercy. Yea, shal I say further in the fift place.