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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 2: 2. Of the Final Cause of Mercy in forgiveness of Sin.
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2. Of the Final Cause of Mercy in forgiveness of Sin.
Secondly, but further, as Mercy is an infinite Ocean that swallows up Sin, so Mercy is the Final Cause. It is to this end that God might manifest the riches of his grace; when God forgives any one sin, this forgiveness comes from Gods mercy, and it is to this end, That God may declare before Men and Angels, to all eternity, what the greatness and infinite riches of his grace is, what the grace of God is able to do when God comes to pardon sin; 'tis for this end as if he should say, Well, I am about now to pardon thy sin, and this work I am about to do, it is for this very end, that it may be known to Men and Angels to all eternity, what the infinite riches of the infinite grace of God is able to do for poor sinners. Now certainly, that man is a blessed man, if the man whose sins are pardoned hath such mercy showed to him, and such a blessed work upon him, as is to that end, that God may declare to all eternity what the glorious riches of grace of an infinite God is; surely this is a great blessedness, when God shall separate a man or woman for this end, it must be very glorious; certainly therefore pardon of sin is no light and mean thing, but ⟨p. 10⟩it must be a most glorious work of God wheresoever it is: And this Consideration is a mighty Argument to uphold a poor soul under trouble of sin, and a great encouragement for him to come in for pardon: Dost thou see O troubled soul Gods wrath against thee, and dost thou stand quaking at the apprehension of the evil of sin? let not thy heart sink, come in, and cast thy self on the free grace of God, there is a possibility for the pardon of thy sin; for when God comes to pardon sin, the mercy God shows in pardoning of any one sin, he does it to the end that he might magnify the riches of his grace to all eternity, and such mercy that serves to that end must needs be glorious; And will not such mercy serve thy turn, as must set out the infinite rich grace of God? God is pleased to manifest thus much mercy for the forgiveness of thy sin; and where a sinner is forgiven, it is this mercy that is manifested: when men judge of God by themselves, they think slightly of him, when they judge of Gods thoughts by their own: