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A30582 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.] Burroughs, Jeremiah, 1599-1646.; Nye, Philip, 1596?-1672. 1668 (1668) Wing B6081; ESTC R4316 194,926 239

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pay_v so_o much_o as_o my_o debt_n come_v to_o but_o thus_o the_o work_n of_o faith_n be_v to_o bring_v the_o soul_n unto_o christ_n and_o to_o pitch_v it_o upon_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n to_o be_v make_v my_o first_o and_o then_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n to_o be_v i_o it_o be_v not_o thus_o i_o believe_v this_o be_v my_o debt_n and_o there_o be_v so_o much_o money_n to_o pay_v it_o but_o this_o be_v the_o work_n of_o faith_n to_o bring_v thou_o to_o be_v marry_v to_o such_o a_o person_n and_o so_o the_o debt_n be_v transact_v on_o he_o to_o who_o thou_o be_v marry_v and_o he_o will_v discharge_v the_o debt_n because_o thou_o be_v marry_v to_o he_o so_o that_o the_o ground_n of_o faith_n be_v not_o to_o look_v unto_o god_n mere_o through_o his_o son_n that_o so_o i_o may_v have_v pardon_n but_o thus_o i_o must_v come_v to_o have_v christ_n to_o be_v i_o i_o must_v be_v marry_v with_o christ_n and_o so_o through_o my_o union_n with_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n i_o come_v to_o have_v all_o that_o christ_n have_v do_v and_o suffer_v to_o be_v make_v over_o to_o i_o and_o therefore_o when_o i_o come_v to_o look_v upon_o the_o riches_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o the_o mediation_n of_o his_o son_n i_o must_v come_v with_o a_o eye_n of_o faith_n to_o be_v marry_v unto_o christ_n and_o christ_n with_o i_o the_o riches_n of_o god_n grace_n in_o christ_n be_v open_v before_o we_o now_o make_v use_n of_o it_o as_o a_o trial_n to_o show_v the_o danger_n of_o false_a ground_n in_o rely_v upon_o god_n for_o pardon_n further_o though_o it_o be_v through_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n to_o
it_o be_v a_o great_a take_v the_o name_n of_o god_n in_o vain_a for_o any_o man_n or_o woman_n to_o have_v slight_a thought_n of_o sin_n ibid._n 2_o man_n shall_v be_v content_a to_o endure_v much_o difficulty_n in_o seek_v of_o pardon_n ibid._n 3_o the_o difficulty_n pardon_v of_o sin_n pass_v through_o shall_v make_v we_o willing_a to_o undergo_v any_o hard_a service_n god_n put_v we_o to_o 52_o chap._n vi_o of_o pardon_v mercy_n come_v from_o the_o fountain_n of_o god_n everlasting_a love_n 52_o chap._n vii_o of_o pardon_v mercy_n be_v a_o work_n that_o all_o the_o three_o person_n in_o the_o trinity_n be_v engage_v in_o 54_o 1_o god_n the_o father_n heart_n be_v in_o it_o ibid._n 2_o christ_n the_o son_n heart_n be_v in_o it_o 55_o 3_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v much_o in_o it_o 56_o chap._n viii_o of_o pardon_v mercy_n be_v a_o perfect_a mercy_n 60_o hence_o 1_o flow_v out_o abundance_n of_o comfort_n 61_o 2_o great_a engagement_n unto_o duty_n ibid._n chap._n ix_o of_o pardon_v mercy_n be_v a_o irrevocable_a mercy_n 62_o this_o appear_v 1_o in_o god_n blot_v out_o of_o sin_n 64_o 2_o casting_n it_o behind_o his_o back_n 65_o 3_o remove_v it_o as_o far_o as_o the_o east_n be_v from_o the_o west_n ibid._n 4_o cast_v they_o in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n ibid._n 5_o he_o will_v remember_v they_o no_o more_o ibid._n 6_o they_o shall_v never_o be_v mention_v ibid._n 7_o they_o shall_v never_o be_v find_v 67_o chap._n x._o of_o pardon_n of_o sin_n be_v a_o mercy_n deny_v to_o fall_v angel_n 69_o chap._n xi_o of_o pardon_v mercy_n be_v such_o that_o it_o be_v give_v but_o to_o a_o few_o 71_o 1_o because_o god_n will_v have_v a_o proportion_n between_o his_o justice_n and_o mercy_n 72_o 2_o to_o manifest_v his_o mercy_n the_o more_o to_o those_o that_o be_v save_v ibid._n chap._n xii_o of_o the_o possibility_n of_o pardon_v mercy_n how_o it_o will_v be_v prize_v by_o poor_a soul_n now_o under_o wrath_n 74_o chap._n xiii_o of_o pardon_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o special_a end_n of_o all_o god_n ordinance_n 76_o 1._o hear_v of_o the_o word_n ibid._n 2._o the_o sacrament_n 78_o 3_o discipline_n 79_o a_o transition_n to_o the_o application_n of_o what_o be_v to_o be_v say_v to_o these_o thing_n ibid._n chap._n fourteen_o of_o the_o dishonour_n do_v by_o man_n to_o the_o pardon_v grace_n of_o god_n 81_o 1_o by_o careless_a one_o 82_o 2_o by_o sinful_a one_o who_o labour_n to_o increase_v guilt_n 84_o 3_o those_o that_o have_v slight_a thought_n of_o pardon_n 87_o 4_o such_o as_o seek_v pardon_n but_o be_v insensible_a of_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o work_n 89_o 5_o those_o that_o dally_v with_o god_n and_o 92_o 1_o that_o cry_n for_o pardon_n and_o yet_o continue_v in_o love_n to_o their_o sin_n ibid._n 2_o that_o seek_v the_o pardon_n of_o some_o sin_n yet_o still_o keep_v the_o love_n of_o other_o 94_o 3_o that_o look_v not_o after_o their_o prayer_n 95_o 4_o that_o follow_v not_o their_o prayer_n with_o answerable_a endeavour_n ibid._n 5_o those_o that_o pray_v for_o pardon_n and_o yet_o be_v satisfy_v with_o other_o thing_n ibid._n 6_o those_o that_o be_v quiet_a upon_o weak_a and_o slight_a evidence_n dishonour_n god_n 96_o 1_o the_o word_n 97_o 2_o the_o word_n put_v in_o writing_n ibid._n 3_o witness_n and_o they_o be_v six_o 3_o in_o heaven_n and_o 3_o on_o earth_n ibid._n 4_o a_o oath_n ibid._n 5_o seal_n 98_o 1_o the_o broad_a seal_n of_o the_o image_n of_o god_n ibid._n 2_o the_o privy_a seal_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n ibid._n 3_o baptism_n and_o the_o supper_n of_o the_o lord_n ibid._n 7_o those_o dishonour_n god_n mercy_n that_o defer_v the_o seek_n of_o it_o to_o the_o worst_a time_n as_o sickbed_n or_o deathbed_n time_n 99_o 1_o because_o they_o leave_v not_o sin_n till_o sin_n be_v leave_v they_o 100_o 2_o that_o time_n be_v usual_o the_o time_n of_o god_n wrath_n ibid._n 3_o a_o man_n be_v then_o unfit_a for_o the_o greatness_n of_o this_o work_n 101_o 4_o god_n will_v loose_v a_o great_a part_n of_o his_o end_n in_o pardon_v mercy_n 102_o 5_o it_o argue_v a_o base_a spirit_n to_o put_v it_o off_o till_o then_o that_o all_o the_o tag-rag_a and_o rabble-rout_n will_v come_v in_o ibid._n 8_o they_o dishonour_v the_o pardon_v grace_n of_o god_n that_o seek_v it_o any_o other_o way_n then_o in_o and_o through_o the_o mediation_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n ibid._n 9_o those_o that_o venture_n on_o any_o one_o sin_n in_o hope_n they_o may_v be_v pardon_v 107_o 1_o it_o argue_v a_o abominable_a heart_n 111_o 2_o a_o ingenious_a gracious_a spirit_n will_v never_o do_v it_o ibid._n 3_o god_n child_n reason_n to_o the_o contrary_n 112_o 4_o in_o some_o respect_n thou_o be_v worse_o than_o the_o damn_a in_o hell_n 113_o 5_o this_o will_v be_v a_o intolerable_a burden_n to_o thou_o that_o will_v endanger_v the_o sink_n of_o thy_o soul_n in_o the_o bottomless_a gulf_n of_o despair_n 114_o 10_o they_o dishonour_v the_o pardon_v grace_n of_o god_n that_o sin_n after_o pardon_n as_o 115_o 1_o that_o return_n to_o the_o same_o sin_n 116_o 2_o that_o be_v negligent_a in_o the_o way_n of_o god_n 117_o 1_o they_o remember_v not_o the_o day_n of_o old_a 118_o 2_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o lose_v their_o evidence_n 120_o 3_o this_o may_v provoke_v god_n to_o deal_v with_o you_o as_o a_o slave_n and_o not_o as_o a_o son_n 122_o 4_o hereby_o thy_o sin_n be_v aggravate_v above_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o wicked_a ibid._n chap._n xv._n of_o the_o dishonour_n do_v to_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n by_o not_o rest_v on_o it_o 125_o 1_o it_o argue_v low_a thought_n of_o the_o pardon_v grace_n of_o god_n 126_o 2_o thou_o hereby_o judge_v of_o god_n according_a to_o thy_o own_o thought_n 127_o 3_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o main_a scope_n of_o the_o scripture_n which_o be_v to_o magnify_v the_o pardon_v grace_n of_o god_n 128_o 1_o against_o the_o greatness_n of_o sin_n ibid._n 2_o the_o way_n thou_o take_v it_o be_v the_o ready_a way_n to_o perish_v 129_o object_n will_v you_o have_v we_o go_v on_o to_o believe_v and_o doubt_v no_o more_o 130_o answ_n no._n but_o 1_o turn_v your_o fear_n of_o presume_v into_o fear_n of_o dishonour_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n 131_o 2_o set_v the_o greatness_n of_o the_o pardon_v grace_n of_o god_n before_o the_o eye_n of_o your_o soul_n ibid._n 3_o keep_v your_o spirit_n in_o a_o active_a frame_n 132_o 4_o renew_v your_o resolution_n of_o honour_v god_n whatever_o god_n do_v with_o you_o ibid._n 5_o keep_v thy_o heart_n in_o a_o wait_a frame_n ibid._n 6_o catch_z hold_v of_o any_o beginning_n 133_o of_o the_o evil_n of_o this_o sin_n of_o dishonour_v the_o pardon_v grace_n of_o god_n ibid._n 1_o it_o be_v a_o sin_v against_o mercy_n which_o god_n account_v his_o glory_n ibid._n 2_o it_o aggravate_v the_o sin_n of_o such_o man_n 134._o 1_o above_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o heathen_a ibid._n 2_o above_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o devil_n 135_o 3_o the_o scripture_n speak_v dreadful_o of_o it_o ibid._n chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o several_a mistake_v of_o man_n about_o the_o pardon_n of_o their_o sin_n 1_o many_o think_v their_o sin_n be_v pardon_v because_o it_o be_v but_o little_o they_o be_v guilty_a of_o answ_n 140_o 1_o such_o understand_v not_o the_o evil_a that_o be_v in_o the_o least_o sin_n ibid._n 2_o god_n mercy_n be_v his_o own_o to_o do_v with_o it_o as_o he_o please_v ibid._n 2_o other_o think_v they_o be_v pardon_v because_o they_o have_v not_o multiply_v and_o increase_v they_o 142_o answ_n one_o sin_n be_v enough_o to_o damn_v thou_o as_o well_o as_o a_o million_o of_o transgression_n ibid._n 3_o other_o think_v they_o be_v pardon_v because_o the_o guilt_n of_o they_o do_v not_o lie_v upon_o their_o conscience_n answer_v 143_o 4_o other_o think_v they_o be_v pardon_v because_o they_o have_v have_v prosperity_n answ_n 145_o 5_o other_o hope_v they_o be_v pardon_v because_o 1_o they_o be_v sorry_a for_o they_o answ_n 146_o 2_o leave_v they_o answ_n 151_o 1_o all_o reformation_n satisfy_v not_o for_o sin_n 153_o 2_o god_n accept_v of_o duty_n not_o for_o themselves_o but_o because_o of_o the_o person_n that_o perform_v they_o 154_o 3_o other_o say_v we_o trust_v in_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n and_o they_o be_v 1_o such_o as_o be_v most_o gross_o ignorant_a answ_n 155_o 2_o other_o more_o know_v answ_n 157_o 4_o other_o say_v we_o rely_v upon_o christ_n answ_n 161_o chap._n xvii_o of_o the_o true_a evidence_n of_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n 162_o 1_o they_o be_v such_o as_o be_v call_v one_o 163_o 2_o they_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o covenant_n
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