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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.
surely none can imagine there should be such a pure Church in the world, as that there should be no tares among them; But if there be a power in every Church to admit of none ⟨p. 110⟩but such as have an appearance of godliness, and if after being crept in, they proving otherwise, that there is a power to cast them out; let these things be granted, and then though many ungodly ones will unawares creep in, yet it is no hinderance at all to join with them in all the Ordinances of God: that is the first thing said of them; they creep in. 2. He says they were such as were ordained of old to condemnation; those that turn this grace of God into wantonness; that is, abuse this pardoning grace of God by taking liberty to sin; surely they are such as should be kept out of the Church, and if they creep in, they should not be accounted members, but should be cast out, when they appear to be such as were of old ordained to condemnation: then those that abuse the grace of God to wantonness, and think they may take liberty to sin because God is merciful to forgive sin, the Scriptures says, they are of old ordained to condemnation. Thirdly, They are ungodly men, such that have no godliness at all in them, but are mere carnal and worldly men; it is a terrible thing for a Minister to say to any of you out of the Word of God, thou art an ungodly man or woman. Hast thou not turned the grace of God into wantonness, and abused it, when thou heardest that God was merciful? Hast thou took liberty to sin? thou art an ungodly man; for thou turnest the grace of God into wantonness: The blessed grace of God that should be the chief means to keep men from sin; thou makest it an advantage to further sin: And mark further, Fourthly, Thou denyest our Lord Jesus Christ; thou talkest of Gods mercy in Christ, but thou deniest the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ; What a heap of expressions are here, to set forth the condition of such men that turn the grace of God into wantonness? 1. They creep in. 2. Were of old ordained to condemnation. 3. They are ungodly: And 4. they deny the Lord Jesus Christ: Methinks this one Text should daunt the heart of every one that is before the Lord this day;
surely none can imagine there should be such a pure Church in the world, as that there should be no tares among them; But if there be a power in every Church to admit of none ⟨p. 110⟩