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Gospel remission, or, A treatise showing that true blessedness consists in pardon of sin…Gospel remission, or, A treatise shewing that true blessedness consists in pardon of sin…
Gospel remission, or, A treatise showing that true blessedness consists in pardon of sin wherein is discovered the many Gospel mysteries therein contained, the glorious effects proceeding from it, the great mistakes made about it, the true signs and symptoms of it, the way and means to obtain it / by Jeremiah Burroughs ; being several sermons preached immediately after those of The evil of sin by the same author, and now published by Philip Nye ... [et al.]Gospel remission, or, A treatise shewing that true blessedness consists in pardon of sin wherein is discovered the many Gospel mysteries therein contained, the glorious effects proceeding from it, the great mistakes made about it, the true signs and symptomes of it, the way and means to obtain it / by Jeremiah Burroughs ; being several sermons preached immediately after those of The evil of sin by the same author, and now published by Philip Nye ... [et al.]
London: printed for Dor. Newman, 1668
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And indeed, as it shows the excellency of the mercy of forgiveness, because the Holy Ghost is so much in it; so the greatness of it, that must have so high a Person to witness it: and indeed, the Soul is not satisfied until it have this special witness of the Holy Ghost; 'tis true, there may be probable arguments drawn by signs of Gods love unto us; and the Holy Ghost may come in those signs: but besides that, there is the immediate witness of the Holy Ghost: to limit him to witness by signs only, is more than any man can have warrant for; and this I say further, that all the signs of Gods favour that we can have, will not satisfy the soul until there be this special work of the Holy Ghost sealing and witnessing the favour of God unto us; 1 Joh. 3. there are many signs of Gods ⟨p. 58⟩favour in that Chapter, Vers. 9. He that is born of God doth not commit sin. And Vers. 19. Hereby we know we are of the Truth, and shall assure our hearts before him; and he that keepeth his Commandments, dwelleth in him, and he in him, that's another sign, and Vers. 24 but the conclusion of all is this; Hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us; it is the Holy Ghost must convince & satisfy the soul, of Gods love: many there are that would fain have their sins pardoned, and would fain have some signs of it; and perhaps I may hereafter give some signs. But now know, that all the signs in the world will not serve to quiet the heart, but that it may return again to its former doubts, till God come to pacify the spirit by the witness of the Holy Ghost; for it is so great a matter, where once the Soul understands the infinite breach made between God and it by sin, that it must needs be more than an ordinary work to assure the Soul of Gods Reconciliation to it, and nothing can do it satisfactorily but the Holy Ghost; he must come to the Soul to assure it of this thing: perhaps the case of a poor Soul is thus; Suppose a Prisoner in Goal lies bound in fetters for some great offence against his Prince; and some friend comes and tells him there is hope of pardon; Oh, says he, 'tis too good news to be true; well, another comes to the grate of the Prison, and tells that he hears from the Court, the King hath sealed Pardons, and put such a ones name in, this is some comfort; but yet this frees him not from fears and doubtings.
And indeed, as it shews the excellency of the mercy of forgiveness, because the Holy Ghost is so much in it; so the greatness of it, that must have so high a Person to witness it: and indeed, the Soul is not satisfied until it have this special witness of the Holy Ghost; 'tis true, there may be probable arguments drawn by signs of Gods love unto us; and the Holy Ghost may come in those signs: but besides that, there is the immediate witness of the Holy Ghost: to limit him to witness by signs only, is more than any man can have warrant for; and this I say further, that all the signs of Gods favour that we can have, will not satisfie the soul until there be this special work of the Holy Ghost sealing and witnessing the favour of God unto us;