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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 20: Of Encouragements to seek after Pardon of Sin.
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2. No one can take so much pleasure in the salvation of his own soul, as God doth in pardoning of thy sin; and the reason is, because this is the greatest design that God hath, which is the setting out of his glory in his pardoning mercy in Christ, and therefore this may be a great encouragement.
3. God is more delighted in the work of thy heart closing with free grace, than in all the legal works of humiliation; what says Christ? this is the good will and pleasure of God; and David was called a man after Gods own heart; Why? because he was a man that would do his will; so that this is a great encouragement, though many abuse this and pervert it to their own destruction, yet God will have it taught, that thou mightest have the comfort of it, and therefore thou shouldest close with God and come in, and take hold of his pardoning mercy.
3. God is more delighted in the work of thy heart closing with free grace, than in all the legal works of humiliation; what says Christ? this is the good will and pleasure of God; and David was called a man after Gods own heart; Why? because he was a man that would do his will; so that this is a great incouragement, though many abuse this and pervert it to their own destruction, yet God will have it taught, that thou mightest have the comfort of it, and therefore thou shouldest close with God and come in, and take hold of his pardoning mercy.
Ninthly, Though God hath taken such a way in mercy to pardon sin, yet he loseth nothing in his justice; Christ hath taken such order that his glory shall no way be diminished, his justice shall be satisfied; and therefore thou needest not say thus, I have so sinned against God that I know not, that I cannot tell how to make up his glory; for there is care taken for that already, and therefore that need not discourage thee.