Gospel reconciliation, or, Christ's trumpet of peace to the world wherein is shewed (besides many other gospel truth) ... that there was a breach made between God and man ... to which is added two sermons / by Jeremiah Burroughs.

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Title: Gospel reconciliation, or, Christ's trumpet of peace to the world wherein is shewed (besides many other gospel truth) ... that there was a breach made between God and man ... to which is added two sermons / by Jeremiah Burroughs.
Author: Burroughs, Jeremiah, 1599-1646.
Publication: London :: Printed by Peter Cole ...,; 1657.
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Subject terms: Reconciliation -- Religious aspects.; Sermons, English -- 17th century.; Theology, Doctrinal.
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Reason. 5.

A Fifth Reason is this. Hereby God wil shew his wonderful love, and free Grace to wretched Creatures; that he should regard such vild Creatures as those that live in the world; for the world, alas, what is it? It is a dunghil of filth; and as the Apostle saith, 1. John 5.19. The whole world lies in wickedness; it lies as a dead Dog or Carkass that lies in a Com∣mon Sewer,* 1.1 in a ditch, al in slime, and filth; Now that God should set his heart upon the world, what an infinite, and wonderful love, and free grace is this? The truth is, be∣fore our Conversion, we do al lie in wickedness, as a Carrion, or a dead Dog that lies in a Cart-way, al in gore, & mire; So are we in our natural Condition, and yet that the great God of Heaven should send his own Son into the world to die for such a one; that he should make such a one an heir of Heaven, and of eternal life; that such a one should become a member of his Son, and so have everlasting Communion with himself; & that this should be plotted by God from al eternity; What an infinite love of God is this? And again; that the world lies in wickedness; the world

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that is so vile, and so unworthy a thing; that yet the Lord should be thus reconciling the World to himself; What an infinite, and unconceivable, free Grace of God is this?

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* 1.1

Nil mundum in mundo, nihil aliud est totus mundus an∣te conversionem, nisi aut hara porcorum aut collovie, rapido∣rum canum. Aust. As a filthy hogsty or ken∣nel of mad Dogs.

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