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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
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.
CHAP. XIX. Of Exhortation to seek after Pardon of Sin, with Cautions and Rules, how, and what we are to do.
I Am now come to a use of Exhortation, and it concerns us all, either those that are not pardoned, or those that have assurance of the pardon of their sins; for there is none that have assurance but may make use of it: Christ taught his Disciples to pray daily for the forgiveness of their trespasses, as well as for their daily bread; and what we are to pray for, we are to seek after; so that it concerns all; blessedness is desirable to all, it is as natural for man as a reasonable creature to desire blessedness as it is for the fire to burn; only here's the great mistake in the world, all would have it, but they look not for it in the right way: Now after all that has been said, that thou mayst not have slight thoughts of the pardon of sin, and say, I hope they are pardoned, and the like; I shall speak to awaken thee: suppose thou wert now set on the brink of the infinite Ocean of Eternity, and the bottomless Gulf were ready to devour thee, and the Records of Heaven were opened, and there showed thee that thy sins were not cancelled, but remain upon the file? What thou wouldst then do, do it now; for this is our time, and this is the great work of our lives, not to cumber our selves about many things, but about this one thing, to work out our Salvation with fear and trembling; this is the great work to seek to secure this blessing of the pardon of our sins, which is the foundation of all; in the obtaining of it we obtain all blessings; it ought to be our chief care, and we ought to lay out our chief strength and endeavours in seeking of it; and if God would be pleased to put his hand to your hearts, and turn the stream of your thoughts and endeavours, the very turning of your hearts after this business is a great mercy; there is so much blessedness in it, as not only the obtaining of it, but the very ⟨p. 204⟩motion of the heart this way is worth all the world, in Act. 2. we read, there were many thousands that had their hearts pricked at hearing the Word preached, and they cried out men and brethren, What shall we do to be saved? O that there were a disposition in the hearts of men to cry thus; we see it is our blessedness if we have it; and if we have it not, we are all cursed for ever; What shall we do to get it?