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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.
Of the second Mystery, It is through Christs undertaking the Debt upon himself.
2. The second mystery is this, 'Tis not Christs entreating the Father will serve the turn, If ever any sin be forgiven, I beseech you take notice of it, for I speak in the Name of God, and therefore must take heed of speaking any thing but the Truths of God unto you; if any sin be pardoned, it is not for the Prayer of Christ, that will not do it; But God the Father says, Son, if you would have the sins of poor souls forgiven, you ⟨p. 13⟩must take the debt upon your self, you must be their Surety, and you must enter into Bonds to pay every farthing of what debt the sinners owe, you must pay all if you will undertake for them, so it is, for I will never come upon themselves for it, but on you: Certainly there are these transactions between God the Father, and God the Son, from all eternity about the pardoning of any sin, however you commit a sin, and think not of it, and cry, Lord have mercy upon me, and so you have done with it, there's an end, you think that is all: But I say unto thee; if thy sin be pardoned, Christ must take the debt upon himself, and be thy Surety, 2 Cor. 5.21. He made him to be sin for us that knew no sin; the way of pardon is by a translation of all our sins upon Christ, Christ himself God blessed for ever, the Delight of the Father must be made sin for the soul that hath sinned; consider this, all the sins thou hast committed, if ever they be pardoned, they must be by virtue of the Covenant between God the Father and the Son: all thy sin must be transmitted on Christ, all thy oaths, drunkenness, and wickedness must be put upon him, and he must stand charged with them all: Oh you that are so lavish in sin, and take such liberty to do wickedly; I say, if ever thy sin be pardoned, it must be laid on his shoulders, run on as fast as thou wilt, if ever thou beest saved, at the best, yet thy sin must be set on him, and charged upon his score. I remember that expression of Nathan to David,