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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
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.
1First, They sin against this great work of God in pardoning sin that are altogether careless, who little or nothing mind it, or scarce spend any time about it: there are a generation of men and women in the world, that have sin and guilt enough upon their spirits, yet they scarce ever call to mind, or question what are the terms between God and their own Souls, how things stand between God and them? what God hath to charge them withal? whether God hath any thing against them, yea or no? How few of you now this morning that are come into the presence of God, have had your thoughts working thus? O my soul how is it with thee? How does matters stand betwixt God and thee? What guilt is it thou hast upon thy Spirit? What hath Divine Justice to charge thee withal? Conscience speak freely and fully: What is there in Heaven against me? Is there any thing upon Record that I am charged withal? How is it between God and me? O what strangers are most men unto such thoughts as these! but go on in a sleepy, secure, and dead hearted way, either they believe there is no guilt at all upon their spirits, or no great evil in that guilt, or else think 'tis no great matter for God to pardon; you are very solicitous for the flesh, what you shall eat and drink, and what you shall put on; and for your Estates, how to get and increase in the world: But to make up the Records between God and your Souls, to get them discharged, and the Records of Heaven cancelled that are against you: O how seldom do these things take up your thoughts? know you that are of such careless spirits about this great matter of pardon of sin, that it is a great aggravation of your sin, that you are so careless about that great work of God in pardoning sin, you are careless and spend but a few thoughts about that; that hath (as I may so speak with holy reverence) taken up the heart of the infinite God from all eternity: certainly, there is not any in the world, not any of the works of God towards his creatures hath taken up the thoughts and heart ⟨p. 83⟩of God so much as this one work of the pardon of sin, & yet your thoughts are not taken up with it, you little mind it: certainly there is a great disproportion between your thoughts and Gods; whereas those that are godly, should labour to work as God works; and those things that hath taken up the heart of God, should take up their hearts;