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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.
Bolton's, he has this expression, Let any one give me an example, that ever any one that lived under a powerful Ministry, and not savingly wrought upon that way, was ever wrought upon any other way; many he says may be stirred, but for his part he knew none that was so stirred by affliction to the conversion of their souls, if God had not before in the Ordinances of grace wrought upon them: then it must needs be the worst time that can be to seek pardon of sin in a day of trouble or affliction, because that is usually a time of Gods wrath visiting for sin.
3. The work of the Soul in seeking after Gods pardoning mercy, and applying of it to himself, as it is the excellentest work that ever a creature did perform, so it does require the most exquisite work of the Spirit that ever was required, or that ever any creature was set about; it is the most intensive work of the spirit of ⟨p. 102⟩man, the applying of the grace of God in Christ, and the closing with it for Justification, it is the highest, most exquisite, most glorious and most admirable work of the spirit of man that ever was in the world, and it requires the greatest intenseness and strength of a mans spirit that ever any work did: Now then to put this off till such a time as a mans strength is gone, and he through diseases unfit for any thing, and when as all the strength he hath will be little enough to help him to bear his pain, this must needs be the worst time; you are mistaken if you think the applying of Gods mercy in Christ is but in saying Lord have mercy upon me; No, it is Gods putting the heart of man to do the most glorious work that hath the greatest operation in it that ever he did. I remember it related of one that lived wickedly, and divers sought to reclaim him, says he, come when I am upon my sick bed, that is time enough; and afterwards he being sick, was put in mind of it; you said you would do it then: but then he swore a great Oath, saying, What is this a time to repent in? because he then felt so much trouble and anguish that took up his thoughts, that he was stirred with indignation to be put upon repenting then, in a time when he felt so much dolour of spirit by the pains that were upon him; Is this a time to repent in? if that be not, then do it betimes.