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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
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Fifthly, Resolve to avoid sin whatever come of it, at that very time when thou art seeking pardon, of sin be sure to resolve never to sin again, for know, that for ought thou knowest, the very next sin thou committest may make God come upon thee for all thy former sins. And then
Sixthly, Cast out whatsoever is gotten by false ways, make restitution, as Zacheus did, Luk. 19.
Seventhly, Be sure that thou be put off with nothing else but pardon of sin; never rest keeping thy soul always in a waiting frame, looking up to God for pardon: To all these things I shall add, that all these must have reference to the great work of the Son of God, when you cry out, What shall we do? though I have spoken of divers things, yet know all is with reference unto Christ the Son of God, God-Man; look upon him as the head of the second Covenant offering up himself for our sins, let thine eye be upon him, and as thou givest thy Conscience liberty to charge thy sins upon thy own soul, so charge them upon Christ the head of the second Covenant; have an eye to him for the discharge of them; Dost thou vomit up thy sin by confession, and cry to God for pardon? remember that thou cry to him through the mediation of Jesus Christ; look upon him that must make up the breach, restore thee to favour, and remove the curse: in every work be sure thou eye Christ, and make use of these rules so, as may further the venturing of thy soul upon Christ; except thy soul rise to this, to work thee to Christ, all the other is but a natural work, though as I said before, that thou shouldest let Conscience condemn thee, and that thou have anguish of spirit, know all these are but natural works, any further then they serve in reference unto Christ: And now I have showed you what you are to do, What is it that you will do? ⟨p. 214⟩