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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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God hath others to magnify his mercy unto besides thee: a beggar comes and asks an alms of a man, and he gives him none, that is not an argument the man is not merciful, for he hath other objects, that are more suitable and fit; though he give not to every one, tis no dishonour to his compassion; so it is with God, he hath thousands of objects to bestow his mercy on; though thou perish. Further, Thou sayest God is merciful, and therefore thou hopest for pardon: Why? God is and hath been merciful to thee beyond all that thou canst conceive, God hath showed his mercy to thee already: thou ⟨p. 157⟩sayest God is merciful, true, or else thou hadst not been alive at this present: that thou shouldst hear and see, and have all thy members whole, and the use of all thy senses, and that thou shouldst stand here this day under the means of grace, and that thou shouldst hear God call on thee to repent, and believe in his Son, while thou walkest on in thy sin, and art dead in sins and trespasses: he sends his son and spirit to thee, to tell thee that he would rescue thee, and give life unto thee; again, is not here rich mercy, perhaps thou hast had thy portion of mercy already, that God intends for thee, yea so much mercy, that all the Angels and saints will give acclamations to God, for that mercy thou hast had, though thou perish; God hath many ways showed mercy to thee, in so much as that the very devils themselves will acknowledge that God was very good to his poor creatures.
God hath others to magnifie his mercy unto besides thee: a beggar comes and asks an almes of a man, and he gives him none, that is not an argument the man is not merciful, for he hath other objects, that are more suitable and fit; though he give not to every one, tis no dishonour to his compassion; so it is with God, he hath thousands of objects to bestow his mercy on; though thou perish. Further, Thou saist God is merciful, and thererefore thou hop'st for pardon: Why? God is and hath been merciful to thee beyond all that thou canst conceive, God hath shew'd his mercy to thee already: thou ⟨p. 157⟩saist God is merciful, true, or else thou hadst not been alive at this present: that thou shouldst hear and see, and have all thy members whole, and the use of all thy sences, and that thou shouldst stand here this day under the meanes of grace, and that thou shouldst hear God call on thee to repent, and believe in his Son, while thou walk'st on in thy sin, and art dead in sins and trespasses: he sends his son and spirit to thee, to tell thee that he would rescue thee, and give life unto thee; again, is not here rich mercy, perhaps thou hast had thy portion of mercy already, that God intends for thee, yea so much mercy, that all the Angels and saints will give acclamations to God, for that mercy thou hast had, though thou perish; God hath many waies shewd mercy to thee, in so much as that the very devils themselves will acknowledge that God was very good to his poor creatures.