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.]

Of the first Mystery, it is by means of a Mediator.

1. Where sin is forgiven, it is by means of a Mediator be∣tween 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 great∣er use to understand, than this point of the way of God in par∣doning 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 busi∣ness: Mark then, when God pardons sin, 'tis always done through the mediation of the Son of God; God never pardons any sin∣ner as a Prince does; when a Malefactor hath offended him, he comes and humbles himself, casts himself down at his feet, and cryes, I pray Sir forgive me, and he says, Well, I will for∣give 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 vertue 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

of all the Nobles could not prevail with the King for a pardon, but there must be the mediation of the Prince himself to ob∣tain it: So I say, poor soul, thou mayst think it a slight busi∣ness, but know if ever thou art forgiven, it must be by the me∣diation 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 Lyer, a Drunkard, an Unclean person, let his sins be forgiven, and let him not be damn'd, 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 medi∣ate 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 com'st 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. And now, is not this a blessed thing, that thou poor creature should'st have the Son of God to mediate for thy name to be put in for par∣don! this of a truth is so, if there be any truth in the Divinity of the Word, it is in this, That all the forgiveness and pardon any creature hath, it is by the mediation of the Son of God, and his heart was upon it from all eternity; surely here is abundance of grace in this one thing, take heed of abusing it; this is the first mystery, you must not look for pardon of sin in a natural way to cry for forgiveness, but you must go in the Name of the Mediator in this mystical way.