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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.
1. It is an argument of an abominable heart, that hath no way to keep it from sin, but only guilt, and fear of wrath and Hell; Thou makest not the grace of God an argument to keep thee from sin, nor the evil of sin in it self; which is a great dishonour and wrong to God; there is more evil in sin it self, setting a side the consideration of the guilt and punishment of it, there is ten thousand times more evil in sin it self, than all the punishment in Hell will countervail; and thou hast no way to keep thee from sin, but only the guilt and punishment; it is an argument of a base wicked heart.
2. Suppose there were no evil of guilt or punishment, yet an ingenious gracious spirit would never do it; What shall I sin, because God will pardon? Shall I venture upon it? no, I will never do it: grace reasons to a quite contrary end; that is an excellent Scripture in Tit. 2.11. The grace of God that brings Salvation; it is this grace that reveals the pardon of sin; this precious grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men: But to what end? teaching us to deny all ungodliness and worldly lusts; the grace of God that brings salvation, it teaches us these lessons; not such a wicked lesson ⟨p. 112⟩that we should presume to sin, on hopes that God may pardon it: No, But to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts; and that we should live soberly, righteously, and godly; and not to take liberty to sin, to lye, steal, be filthy and the like, because God will pardon; no, it teaches other manner of lessons than these; and then it follows, looking for that blessed hope and appearance of the great God, and our Saviour Jesus Christ; mark the Text, there is a great deal in it, when the grace of God that brings salvation, and mercy, and pardon of sin is revealed, it teaches us these Lessons; because of the grace and favour of God is revealed to us, that we should deny all ungodliness and worldly lusts, and then we may with comfort look for the blessed hope and appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; but otherwise you can never look for that blessed hope: let me speak to those that reason thus, that they may venture on sin, because of Gods pardoning grace; Does the Revelation of the grace of God teach you to live ungodly, and in worldly lusts? Can you look for that blessed hope with comfort, and expect the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ? 'tis impossible, you cannot, 'tis not a blessed hope that you have, but a cursed hope; that all shall be well at last, though you live ungodly and wickedly, and for the appearing of the great God; certainly it will be a terrible appearing to thee, that made Christ who came to dissolve the works of the Devil, to be a means to uphold the works of the Devil.