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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 17: Of the true Evidences of Forgiveness of Sin.
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and, by whom we have access, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God; and not only so, but we glory in tribulation, knowing that, &c. What knowledge is this? It's this, that we are justified by Faith and so come to have peace with God; How does this cause the heart to be enlarged? we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God, and not only so, but we are strengthened and can glory in tribulation; our hearts grow up to that strength, that whatsoever tribulations we meet withal, we are able to bear them with patience, and not only so, but to glory in them, we not only grow up to bear that which many cannot, but to rejoice in them, that is more, and then to glory is above rejoicing: Now, Do you find that the assurance that you have of the love of God, brings strength in to your soul, to enable you to rejoice in hope of the glory to come? as if the Apostle had said, let what will become of us for the present, what though the world scorn us, hate, persecute us, yet we rejoice in hope of the glory that is to come; and this makes us glory in tribulation; knowing, that tribulation, works patience; patience, experience; and experience, hope: Here's a working of several graces together, and this may help many a poor soul; O says the soul at such a time, I had a great deal of assurance of pardon of sin, and much joy thereupon; But have not Hypocrites joy? yes certainly, a Hypocrite may have wonderful ravishments of spirit, and flashes of pardon of sin, but yet there is somewhat wanting in other graces; but how shall I know that my assurance of pardon of sin is right? thus, according to the degree you have of assurance of pardon, you have an answerable degree in the growth of other graces, as Humility, Patience, Heavenly-mindedness, Self-denial, and the rest, according as your faith grows, so you have a proportionable growth in all other graces; faith is as the root, and the more sap there is in the root, the more will the branches grow: those people that are so full of assurance, and never doubted, as they say; but as for other graces they are empty, as the Fear of God, ⟨p. 181⟩Meekness, Patience, Self-denial, Heavenly-mindedness and the like; certainly, if thy faith be so high, and thy other graces so low, thou hast much cause to fear thy faith is not right, 'tis not the faith of Gods Elect, as the Scripture speaks, it is not precious faith;
and, by whom we have access, and rejoyce in hope of the glory of God; and not only so, but we glory in tribulation, knowing that, &c. What knowledge is this? It's this, that we are justified by Faith and so come to have peace with God; How does this cause the heart to be inlarged? we rejoyce in the hope of the glory of God, and not only so, but we are strengthened and can glory in tribulation; our hearts grow up to that strength, that whatsoever tribulations we meet withal, we are able to bear them with patience, and not only so, but to glory in them, we not only grow up to bear that which many cannot, but to rejoyce in them, that is more, and then to glory is above rejoycing: Now, Do you find that the assurance that you have of the love of God, brings strength in to your soul, to inable you to rejoyce in hope of the glory to come? as if the Apostle had said, let what will become of us for the present, what though the world scorn us, hate, persecute us, yet we rejoyce in hope of the glory that is to come; and this makes us glory in tribulation; knowing, that tribulation, works patience; patience, experience; and experience, hope: Here's a working of several graces together, and this may help many a poor soul; O says the soul at such a time, I had a great deal of assurance of pardon of sin, and much joy thereupon; But have not Hypocrites joy? yes certainly, a Hypocrite may have wonderful ravishments of spirit, and flashes of pardon of sin, but yet there is somewhat wanting in other graces; but how shall I know that my assurance of pardon of sin is right? thus, according to the degree you have of assurance of pardon, you have an answerable degree in the growth of other graces, as Humility, Patience, Heavenly-mindedness, Self-denyal, and the rest, according as your faith grows, so you have a proportionable growth in all other graces; faith is as the root, and the more sap there is in the root, the more will the branches grow: those people that are so full of assurance, and never doubted, as they say; but as for other graces they are empty, as the Fear of God,