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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
Gospel Remission. › Chapter 16: Of the several Mistakes of Men about the Pardon of their Sins.
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Our work now is to show who they are that have their sins pardoned; for there is nothing in all the world so much concerns us, as to know how things stand with us in relation to God and our souls, whether we be pardoned or no; for a mistake in this is a wonderful mistake; and yet how many thousands are there that venture the weight of this great business upon poor, weak, and slight grounds, yea rather on mere suggestions of their own hearts? and therefore we must first labour to convince men of their mistakes about pardon of sin; and then lay down some sound Evidences of pardon, in which there may be true and solid peace. People are exceeding apt to mistake in point of pardon of sin, hoping that God has pardoned them, and that they shall not be laid to their charge, but upon very slight grounds that will deceive them; And therefore I desire this day you would look upon your selves as arraigned before the great God, as one day you must be: And let your hearts so hear, and attend to what we deliver, as if God should speak to you, and say, Thou sinner, such and such things thou art privy to, and hast been guilty of, What canst thou say why the sentence of everlasting death should not be past upon thee? why God should not declare against thee according to his Law? I suppose, scarce any of you but have some hope that God will never proceed against you according to his Law; for indeed, if he do, you are undone for ever. But what are the grounds of your hopes; why you think God will not proceed against you for your sins, but will pass them by, and forgive you? let us a little examine the grounds of it, for it is of very great Consequence; and certainly many people are now sunk down into the bottomless pit of Hell, by resting upon false grounds; I shall labour to ⟨p. 140⟩discover the weakness of their standing, that rest on false grounds, the
OUr work now is to shew who they are that have their sins pardoned; for there is nothing in all the world so much concerns us, as to know how things stand with us in relation to God and our souls, whether we be pardoned or no; for a mistake in this is a wonderful mistake; and yet how many thousands are there that venture the weight of this great business upon poor, weak, and slight grounds, yea rather on meer suggestions of their own hearts? and therefore we must first labour to convince men of their mistakes about pardon of sin; and then lay down some sound Evidences of pardon, in which there may be true and solid peace. People are exceeding apt to mistake in point of pardon of sin, hoping that God has pardoned them, and that they shall not be laid to their charge, but upon very slight grounds that will deceive them; And therefore I desire this day you would look upon your selves as arraign'd before the great God, as one day you must be: And let your hearts so hear, and attend to what we deliver, as if God should speak to you, and say, Thou sinner, such and such things thou art privy to, and hast been guilty of, What can'st thou say why the sentence of everlasting death should not be past upon thee? why God should not declare against thee according to his Law? I suppose, scarce any of you but have some hope that God will never proceed against you according to his Law; for indeed, if he do, you are undone for ever. But what are the grounds of your hopes; why you think God will not proceed against you for your sins, but will pass them by, and forgive you? let us a little examine the grounds of it, for it is of very great Consequence; and certainly many people are now sunk down into the bottomless pit of Hell, by resting upon false grounds; I shall labour to