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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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Ministers need not keep a stir to get esteem and love, and to make themselves honourable among the People; if they did but apply themselves to Preach this great Doctrine God hath set them about, That God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself not imputing their sins, they cannot but gain honour in the hearts of those that God hath appointed this mercy too; (Many complain they want respect and honour, let them take pains in this Doctrine, and they cannot choose but they must get honour, if once this Word of Reconciliation take hold on any mans heart by Faith and Repentance; let men speak against such a Minister never so much, say what they will of him,) his heart will not be taken off from him, but will be ready to answer as the poor blind man did the ⟨p. 78⟩Scribes and Pharisees who raised on Christ, Joh. 9.24. Saying, give glory to God; but we know this man is a sinner: He answered whether he be a sinner or no, I know not; One thing I know, that whereas I was blind, now I see, be it was that opened my eyes; thus he answered their slander: and so when others clamour against a Minister, and speak evil of them, that soul that hath his eyes opened, he will say, I am sure God hath done great things for me by him: he hath showed me the evil of sin, and the sad condition I was in by nature, and he hath revealed to me the exceeding riches of the mercy and grace of God, and my soul hath sound it so, God hath come to my soul in his Preaching: Now such a Ministry as this will certainly engage the hearts of people to them; 'tis not the man so much as Christ in the man, and this is the end of our Ministry, not to tell this or that conceit or story, but to show you the riches of the grace of God in the pardon of sin, and the Justification of your Souls through Christ Jesus, your Acceptation and Reconciliation through him, this is the first Ordinance.
Ministers need not keep a stir to get esteem and love, and to make themselves honourable among the People; if they did but apply themselves to Preach this great Doctrine God hath set them about, That God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself not imputing their sins, they cannot but gain honour in the hearts of those that God hath appointed this mercy too; (Many complain they want respect and honour, let them take pains in this Doctrine, and they cannot choose but they must get honour, if once this Word of Reconciliation take hold on any mans heart by Faith and Repentance; let men speak against such a Minister never so much, say what they will of him,) his heart will not be taken off from him, but will be ready to answer as the poor blind man did the