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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.
whereas those things that are even unworthy of an immortal Soul take up your thoughts, and those objects that take up the thoughts & heart of God about pardoning sin, your own Consciences can tell you is very little in your thoughts and hearts: Certainly my Brethren, were the thoughts of men and women taken up about this serious and great business of getting pardon of their sin, it would prevent and cure them of thousands of other vain, slight, foolish and wicked thoughts; there are, I suppose, many of you begin to be sensible of sin, and of the base wandering, filthy, unclean, and wicked thoughts of your hearts; and you say, O that we could but help our selves against these wandering, vile and wicked thoughts; surely this would be a great help, if you would get your thoughts possest with serious subjects, it would have a great deal of weight in it, to help you against those light and vain things your thoughts work about. Now of all subjects in the world, this is the most serious about the grace of God; How his infinite wisdom hath wrought to reconcile himself to your souls, in the bringing about the pardon of sin, and making peace between himself and the Children of men. Now if you would take up your thoughts about the great business of getting pardon of your sins, it would take off your thoughts from other things: Suppose a man have a vain, slight, wandering, foolish heart; yet if he were condemned to die some dreadful tormenting death, his thoughts would quickly be taken off from other things, and taken up about using means; if there were any possibility to deliver himself from death; Jerome in one of his Epistles hath this Relation of one that was troubled with vile thoughts, and he, that he complained unto had this device, I name it not to approve it, but he had this device, he brought the man to have a charge of a crime laid against him, and caused him to be brought before a Judge, and put into Prison, and afterwards he came to him, and asked him, How is it now with you? Does your vain thoughts still abide with you as they were ⟨p. 84⟩wont to do? he gave him this answer, says he, I cannot live, and what shall I now think of Uncleanness and Fornication? I am in danger of my life, and I have now no time to think of such things; and that helped and cured his thoughts:
whereas those things that are even unworthy of an immortal Soul take up your thoughts, and those objects that take up the thoughts & heart of God about pardoning sin, your own Consciences can tell you is very little in your thoughts and hearts: Certainly my Brethren, were the thoughts of men and women taken up about this serious and great business of getting pardon of their sin, it would prevent and cure them of thousands of other vain, slight, foolish and wicked thoughts; there are, I suppose, many of you begin to be sensible of sin, and of the base wandring, filthy, unclean, and wicked thoughts of your hearts; and you say, O that we could but help our selves against these wandring, vile and wicked thoughts; surely this would be a great help, if you would get your thoughts possest with serious subjects, it would have a great deal of waight in it, to help you against those light and vain things your thoughts work about. Now of all subjects in the world, this is the most serious about the grace of God; How his infinite wisdom hath wrought to reconcile himself to your souls, in the bringing about the pardon of sin, and making peace between himself and the Children of men. Now if you would take up your thoughts about the great business of getting pardon of your sins, it would take off your thoughts from other things: Suppose a man have a vain, slight, wandering, foolish heart; yet if he were condemned to die some dreadful tormenting death, his thoughts would quickly be taken off from other things, and taken up about using means; if there were any possibility to deliver himself from death; Jerom in one of his Epistles hath this Relation of one that was troubled with vile thoughts, and he, that he complained unto had this device, I name it not to approve it, but he had this device, he brought the man to have a charge of a crime laid against him, and caused him to be brought before a Judge, and put into Prison, and afterwards he came to him, and askt him, How is it now with you? Does your vain thoughts still abide with you as they were