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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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4. As those that look not after the answer of their Prayers dally with God, so those that follow not their Prayers with answerable endeavours, they Petition that God would be merciful unto them; but what are the endeavours of your souls after your Petitioning? if there be not endeavours to attend upon the means of grace that God uses to speak peace to souls in, all your Prayers are nothing; but of this I shall speak afterwards, you are to search into the Covenant, and enquire after the Saints what course they have taken, and what means they have used to obtain pardon.
4. As those that look not after the answer of their Prayers dally with God, so those that follow not their Prayers with answerable indeavours, they Petition that God would be merciful unto them; but what are the indeavours of your souls after your Petitioning? if there be not indeavours to attend upon the means of grace that God uses to speak peace to souls in, all your Prayers are nothing; but of this I shall speak afterwards, you are to search into the Covenant, and enquire after the Saints what course they have taken, and what means they have used to obtain pardon.
5. Those that pray for pardon, yet are satisfied with other things; as thus, they pray for pardon, but if the world come in they are ⟨p. 96⟩satisfied and quieted with that; as a Child that hath a piece of Gold given him and an Apple, he will be stilled with the Apple; so many men sue to God for this great work of pardon of sin, but let God give them health and accommodations in the world, they are satisfied and contented with them, and little or never seek after the pardon of their sin; that is a fifth sort that are charged this day before the Lord that do but dally with God about seeking pardon for their sins.
5. Those that pray for pardon, yet are satisfied with other things; as thus, they pray for pardon, but if the world come in they are ⟨p. 96⟩