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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.
A Second way is when a man comes to be troubled for sin, and conscience enlightened; then we think slightly of God another way. It may be thou hast a hard heart and wouldst not pardon one that provokes thee again and again, thou wouldst not pass by such and such offences, and thou thinkest God is so too, thou thinkest God to be like thy self, and that he cannot bear with thee in such and such things, because thou canst not bear with others. This is to judge God by our own line, but know, that the thoughts of Gods pardoning grace are as far above ours as the Heavens are above the Earth; and therefore we must not measure God by our own thoughts.
A Second way is when a man comes to be troubled for sin, and conscience enlightened; then we think slightly of God another way. It may be thou hast a hard heart and wouldst not pardon one that provokes thee again and again, thou wouldst not pass by such and such offences, and thou thinkst God is so too, thou thinkest God to be like thy self, and that he cannot bear with thee in such and such things, because thou canst not bear with others. This is to judge God by our own line, but know, that the thoughts of Gods pardoning grace are as far above ours as the Heavens are above the Earth; and therefore we must not measure God by our own thoughts.
Thirdly, Thou dishonourest the pardoning grace of God, by having low thoughts of it, because it is contrary to the Scriptures. For the main scope of all the Scriptures is to magnify the pardoning grace of God, and to set it out in its greatness to to thy soul, and thou makest it thy main work to under-value it, Luther says, the scope of the whole scriptures are but this, that we might know and acknowledge God to be a gracious and merciful God, and a greater then Luther speaks this; that is a notable Text of Scripture in the Acts of the Apostles 10.42, 43. And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify, it is he that was ordained of God to be the Judge of Quick and Dead. To him give all the Prophets witness, that through his name; whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
Thirdly, Thou dishonourest the pardoning grace of God, by haveing low thoughts of it, because it is contrary to the Scriptures. For the main scope of all the Scriptures is to magnifie the pardoning grace of God, and to set it out in its greatness to to thy soul, and thou mak'st it thy main work to under-value it, Luther sais, the scope of the whole scriptures are but this, that we might know and acknowledge God to be a gracious and merciful God, and a greater then Luther speaks this; that is a notable Text of Scripture in the Acts of the Apostles 10.42, 43. And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testifie, it is he that was ordained of God to be the Judge of Quick and Dead. To him give all the Prophets witness, that through his name; whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.