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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 3 › Part 1: Of the first Mystery, it is by means of a Mediator.
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Of the first Mystery, it is by means of a Mediator.
1. Where sin is forgiven, it is by means of a Mediator between God and the Soul, it is through the Mediation of the Son of God, observe it, for there is no point in all Religion is of greater use to understand, than this point of the way of God in pardoning of sin, because of the many mysteries of God contained in it; I hope I shall make it appear it is no slight work and business: Mark then, when God pardons sin, 'tis always done through the mediation of the Son of God; God never pardons any sinner as a Prince does; when a Malefactor hath offended him, he comes and humbles himself, casts himself down at his feet, and cries, I pray Sir forgive me, and he says, Well, I will forgive you; God never forgives any sin thus; and yet it is thus with people when they come to God for pardon, most of them never think of any other way. Friends, there must be a great deal more than so: for whosoever hath his sins forgiven, it must be by the virtue of the mediation and intercession of the Son of God, he must stand up before the Father, and mediate for thy soul: if all the Angels in Heaven stood up to mediate, it would not be sufficient; but the Son of God alone must do it; 'tis as if a Malefactors condition was so, that the mediation ⟨p. 12⟩of all the Nobles could not prevail with the King for a pardon, but there must be the mediation of the Prince himself to obtain it: So I say, poor soul, thou mayst think it a slight business, but know if ever thou art forgiven, it must be by the mediation of the Son of God, he must stand up to mediate for thee, and plead, Oh Father let such a poor soul that hath been a Sabbath-breaker, a Liar, a Drunkard, an Unclean person, let his sins be forgiven, and let him not be damned, Father put in his Name for pardon: I shall not speak of it how Christ mediates, but that is and has been his work from all eternity, to mediate and make intercession for those he saw before in the eternal Council of God should live in such times; and whatever pardon of God is gotten, it is through him; and if thou poor man ever comest to be pardoned, know Christ hath been mediating to God the Father for thee; Oh Father, such a poor creature that dwells, it may be, in such a Cottage, or in such an obscure place, let his name be put in for forgiveness.