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…

Further, Consider the work of Gods mercy in justification of a sinner, when faith lays hold upon it faith, must not lay hold upon it as a mere single Act; but look at all the concomitants of the work of Gods grace, in making way for the justification of a sinner: The mercy of God works many ways, and faith must exercise it self on Gods grace, according to the multiplicity of the work of it, in bringing about the justification of a sinner; as thus, you have sinned and you cry to God for pardon, but the mercy of God does not work thus to pardon you, as tis a single act, but the mercy of God works thus to mankind. First, he is pleased to enter into a second covenant with mankind after he had broken the first. A second work of Gods mercy, is to set his wisdom on work to find out a way how mankind should be reconciled unto him, and his sin pardoned, and yet that God should be no looser; this was the work of his infinite wisdom. And Thirdly, when this is found out, this can be done no other way, but only through the Son of God taking mans nature upon him, and suffer for him; then here's the mercy of God, to be willing to send his Son to mediate for poor creatures; and then a ⟨p. 160⟩further mercy in giving thy soul to his Son; he sent not his Son that all might be pardoned, but a certain number that God the Father had given to his Son from all eternity: now there's a great work of Gods mercy in passing by others, and giving thee to his Son: And further, It is a work of Gods mercy in the powerful Ministry of the Gospel to reveal this: And then further, It is a work of Gods mercy to draw thee to close with his Son, and thereby to unite and marry thee to his Son: And then further, It is a work of Gods mercy to assure thee of the pardon and justification of thy soul; 'tis a great deal more for faith to look upon God in this manner, than to come in such a way as this; God is merciful, and I trust in his grace that he will pardon me: we mistake mightily about the mercy of God, when we do not look upon it in an Evangelical way, as it is revealed in the Gospel: Further, know thus much, that if Gods mercy will work so far for thee, as to pardon thy sin, and save thy soul: certainly it will work so far as to take away the power of sin, and let thee not live in the filth of thy sin:

Further, Consider the work of Gods mercy in justification of a sinner, when faith layes hold upon it faith, must not lay hold upon it as a meer single Act; but look at all the concomitants of the work of Gods grace, in making way for the justification of a sinner: The mercy of God workes many waies, and faith must exercise it self on Gods grace, according to the multiplicity of the work of it, in bringing about the justification of a sinner; as thus, you have sinned and you cry to God for pardon, but the mercy of God does not work thus to pardon you, as tis a single act, but the mercy of God works thus to mankind. First, he is pleased to enter into a second covenant with mankind after he had broken the first. A second work of Gods mercy, is to set his wisdom on work to finde out a way how mankind should be reconciled unto him, and his sin pardoned, and yet that God should be no looser; this was the work of his infinite wisdom. And Thirdly, when this is found out, this can be done no other way, but only through the Son of God taking mans nature upon him, and suffer for him; then here's the mercy of God, to be willing to send his Son to mediate for poor creatures; and then a