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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
Gospel Remission. › Chapter 13: Of Pardon of Sin, being the special end of all Gods Ordinances.
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1Further, Blessed is he that hath his Iniquities forgiven, because forgiveness of sin it is the special end of all the Ordinances of God; the Ordinances of God that he has appointed and set up in his Church, attain their end in this blessed effect, in the forgiveness of sin; and it is an argument their is much blessedness in pardon of sin, because those precious Ordinances of Christ attain their special ends in it; there are three great Ordinances I shall instance in, the Word, Sacraments, and Discipline; and the people of God should count themselves in a happy condition when they see those blessed ends wrought on them, which God hath appointed those Ordinances to effect.
1FUrther, Blessed is he that hath his Iniquities forgiven, because forgiveness of sin it is the special end of all the Ordinances of God; the Ordinances of God that he has appointed and set up in his Church, attain their end in this blessed effect, in the forgiveness of sin; and it is an argument their is much blessedness in pardon of sin, because those precious Ordinances of Christ attain their special ends in it; there are three great Ordinances I shall instance in, the Word, Sacraments, and Discipline; and the people of God should count themselves in a happy condition when they see those blessed ends wrought on them, which God hath appointed those Ordinances to effect.
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1. For hearing, 'tis a great Ordinance that Christ hath appointed, When he ascended on high he gave gifts unto men; upon Christs Triumphal Ascension to God the Father, he gave this great gift unto his Church, that his Church should have Pastors and Teachers; which by the way, argues the horrible wickedness of those that slight Pastors and Teachers of his Church; because it is part of the glorious gift of Christ when he ascended on high: Well, did Christ ordain Pastors and Teachers for the preaching the Word; surely it is for some great end and purpose that he hath in it, there is surely some great glory he intends to reap by it. What is the end for which Christ hath set up this great Ordinance?