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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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and for our comfort, yet no absolute necessity to free us from condemnation; but being once justified by Christ, there is a pardon laid up; so that upon any act of sin newly committed, this pardon is applied by God himself, though we be not able ⟨p. 21⟩by the renewal of a present act of faith, to sue out pardon anew unto our selves. Nay the truth is, if this were not so, there could be no instant of time, wherein a believer was not in the state of condemnation; for there is no instant of time wherein a believer doth not some way or other sin against God: Further, it is apparent and undeniable, that there is not a necessity of renewing an act of faith upon every sin committed for the pardon of it, this Argument cannot be denied, because otherwise, there must be a necessity of renewing an act of faith after the last act a believer doth; for in the last action a believer doth in this world, there is some sin it: Now if there be some sin in the last act of all, then there cannot be of necessity required another act, for the applying of the pardon of that sin a believer did do in the very last act he did in this world: those that hold a believer cannot finally fall away, yet say, he may totally; many hold that if once a man be justified, he can never go to Hell; but yet this they hold, that he may so sin that he may be brought into a state of condemnation; he may be brought into such a state,, that if he should die at that present he should perish; but say they, God doth take care that he shall not die, till there be a renewing of an act of faith for pardon: I answer, there is nothing in Scripture to prove, there is not any instant of time wherein a believer may not die; and yet if he do die he must then perish, because an act of faith was not renewed; true say they further, that all sins bring not into the state of condemnation; there may be pardon of course for sins of infirmity, but other sins that wast a mans Conscience, there a believer is brought into the state of condemnation, till there be a new act of faith renewed for pardon. I answer, If any one sin, bring a believer, into the state of condemnation after Conversion, where shall we put the limits; as to say, if you go but thus far, you are not in a state of condemnation, but if you go a letter further you are;
and for our comfort, yet no absolute necessity to free us from condemnation; but being once justified by Christ, there is a pardon laid up; so that upon any act of sin newly committed, this pardon is apply'd by God himself, though we be not able