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 comfort against Death following on Pardoning Mercy.

6. Blessed is he whose sins are forgiven, because such a man may look in the face of Death and Judgment with comfort; Death when he comes to a Natural Man, he comes as a Messenger of God to arrest the Soul at Gods suit; but where sin is forgiven, Death is made a means to bring thee to rest; that, that would have ar∣rested thee is a means to bring thee to thy rest, Heb. 2.14, 15. Christ came to die: Now what was the great business he came to die for, it was to purchase a pardon for sin, and by his death to take away the power of the Devil, and deliver them that through fear of death were all their life time subject to bondage; through the fear of death, and nothing in all the world can deliver from

the fear of death but forgiveness of sin, and then this makes a man look on the day of Judgment with comfort; for one special end of that day is, that there may be a Declaration of the In∣finite Mercy of God in forgiving of sin, Act. 3.19. Repent and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out when the times of re∣freshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; when he shall send Jesus again which before was preached to you: Certainly assoon as ever a man comes to believe, his sins are blotted out; I but when the times of refreshing shall come, they shall ap∣pear to your own selves, and to all the World, Men and An∣gels more fully than ever before, some Interpreters think; and I dare not deny it, but that there will be a time of refreshing in this world, before the great and terrible day, that Christ will make it appear that the sins of the Elect Believers are blotted out in another manner than now it doth; but however it will fully appear at that day, and then that day that will be so terrible to the ungodly, will be refreshing to the Saints; Why? be∣cause they shall find their sins blotted out then, and that will make that day a refreshing day unto them; Although the Heavens be all on fire, and shrivelled up like a Scrowl, and there be dread∣ful shriekings of ungodly men; yet it shall be a day of refresh∣ing to the Saints, because their sins are blotted out: Oh blessed is the man that hath his sins pardoned now! for he shall have that day to be a day of refreshing to him; but woe be to thee O soul, who ever thou art, that hast not thy sin pardoned; if but one sin stand upon the score not blotted out, woe, woe will betide the for ever more; but they that find their sin pardoned, shall find that day to be a day of such refreshing as ever they beheld; and therefore blessed is the man that hath his iniqui∣ties forgiven.