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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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wherefore, seeing God hath put a crown upon thee, labour still to brighten this crown more and more, to make it more glorious before thou diest, and that is the business I have to do, (and then I shall wind up all) to show to you what Old men should do to make their crown more glorious, how they should exercise the work of righteousness so, as indeed to be glorious when they live, and when they die, and so, eternally afterwards. The first is this.
wherefore, seeing God hath put a crown upon thee, labor stil to brighten this crown more and more, to make it more glorious before thou diest, and that is the business I have to do, (and then I shal wind up all) to shew to you what Old men should do to make their crown more glorious, how they should exercise the work of righteousness so, as indeed to be glorious when they live, and when they die, and so, eternally afterwards. The first is this.
1. Bewail the sins of thy youth; that is one work that is a very suitable work for Old men, wherein their righteousness should run; bewail the sins of thy youth, and bless God that thou hast time to bewail them. Thus David in Psal. 25. Oh! remember not against me the sins of my youth, Oh! the many evils of my youth that have passed from me! Oh! happy had it been for me that I had beg•n sooner in the ways of God. It was Austins grievous complaint, Domine nimis Sera &c. Oh Lord! I love thee too late, said Austin when he was an Old man. So all you that are Old and ancient, look but to your former times, whether you did be••• to grow gracious when you were young, if you have cause to say, Oh Lord! I began to love thee too late, it had been happy for you had you begun sooner.
1. Bewail the sins of thy youth; that is one worke that is a very suitable work for Old men, wherein their righteousness should run; bewaile the sins of thy youth, and bless God that thou hast time to bewail them. Thus David in