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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 2 › Part 1: 1. Of the Efficient Cause of Mercy in forgiveness of Sin.
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.
1. Of the Efficient Cause of Mercy in forgiveness of Sin.
First for the Efficient Cause: there is abundance of mercy God manifests in the forgiveness of sin, he abounds in his mercy, there is a Sea, an infinite vast Ocean of mercy, in which, the sins of the Elect come to be swallowed up, though their sins be many, and great, and committed with many grievous aggravations: yet when they come to an act of Justification, to God, to be forgiven; I say, God comes to the soul as an infinite Ocean of mercy, that swallows up all the evil in sin, attend unto it, Look as in the mighty Ocean, whether you cast in a load or a shovel full of earth, the vast Ocean makes little difference of ⟨p. 9⟩either; so when a soul comes to God in Christ, when it comes to Pardon and Justification, whether sins be little or great, 'tis all one, the mercy of God makes no difference at all; take heed to what I say, while I am speaking of forgiveness of sin, I shall make known so much grace, that if you abuse it, it will be one of the most dreadful things that ever you did, and therefore while I go along, take heed of abusing it, especially you that desire to hear of the pardoning mercy of God; whether your sins be little or great, when you come to pardoning mercy, it is an infinite Ocean that swallows up all; those that have not their sins pardoned, whether their sins be little or great, it makes no difference, they are truly damned for little as well as great sins, both sinks down into Hell, and the infinite Ocean of wrath and horror swallows up all; so in point of Justification, whether your sins be little or great, it matters not, pardoning mercy swallows up all.
First for the Efficient Cause: there is abundance of mercy God manifests in the forgiveness of sin, he abounds in his mercy, there is a Sea, an infinite vast Ocean of mercy, in which, the sins of the Elect come to be swallowed up, though their sins be many, and great, and committed with many grievous aggravations: yet when they come to an act of Justification, to God, to be forgiven; I say, God comes to the soul as an infinite Ocean of mercy, that swallows up all the evil in sin, attend unto it, Look as in the mighty Ocean, whether you cast in a load or a shovel full of earth, the vast Ocean makes little difference of