by Jeremiah Burroughs
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Jeremiah Burroughs' Gospel Reconciliation is a masterful exposition of the great work of reconciliation between God and mankind. With his pastoral wisdom and theological depth, Burroughs takes readers on a journey through the grand narrative of redemption, demonstrating how God, through Christ, has mended the breach that sin created. This work is not just a doctrinal treatise; it is a trumpet call to sinners, inviting them to find peace with God through Jesus Christ.
The book begins by detailing the tragic separation that occurred due to sin, emphasizing how humanity was once in a blessed union with God, now tragically broken. This foundational theme lays a heavy yet necessary foundation, impressing upon readers the gravity of our need for reconciliation. Burroughs then explores how God has made a way for reconciliation through Christ, showing in eight particulars how this is accomplished. He paints a picture of Christ as the perfect reconciler, who not only satisfies God’s justice but also brings our hearts back to God.
One of the more intriguing sections focuses on how God employs ministers as ambassadors to proclaim this reconciliation. Burroughs emphasizes the weight of their calling and the importance of hearing the Word preached faithfully. A particularly moving part of the book is where Burroughs lays out sixteen arguments demonstrating God's exceeding willingness to be reconciled to sinners. It’s a section that stirs the heart, showcasing God’s amazing grace and boundless mercy toward those who deserve nothing but wrath.
Throughout the book, Burroughs weaves practical applications, urging readers to examine themselves to see if they have peace with God. He provides helps to make our peace and calls believers to value this peace highly. Burroughs writes with a tenderness that appeals both to the mind and the heart, making complex theological truths accessible. His ability to communicate the seriousness of sin, the beauty of Christ’s mediating work, and the urgency of responding to God’s call to reconciliation makes this book a valuable read for anyone seeking to understand or deepen their appreciation of the Gospel.
Author Bio: Jeremiah Burroughs (1599–1646) was a renowned English Puritan preacher and theologian, known for his gentle spirit and profound theological insight. As one of the most respected ministers of his time, Burroughs served as a member of the Westminster Assembly and left behind numerous works that have been cherished for their clarity, depth, and rich application of biblical truth. His writings continue to guide, edify, and challenge believers, pointing them to the sufficiency and supremacy of Christ in all things.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself
Chapter 2: That There Was a Breach Made Between God and Man After a Blessed Union
Chapter 3: That There Is a Way to Make Peace Between God and Sinful Man
Chapter 4: Reconciliation Opened
Chapter 5: Twelve Blessed Consequences of Our Reconciliation
Chapter 6: Use 1
Chapter 7: Use 2
Chapter 8: How to Know Whether a Man's Peace is Made with God, Opened in Seven Particulars
Chapter 9: Use 3: To seek to make our peace with God: five helps towards it
Chapter 10. God Begins the Work of Reconciliation with Man
Chapter 11. Uses of God's Beginning with Man to Be Reconciled
Chapter 12. Doctrine: Our Reconciliation with God is made in Christ. Seven Points for Expounding the Doctrine.
Chapter 13. The Necessity of Christ's Coming in for Our Reconciliation
Chapter 14. How Christ Becomes a Fit Reconciler
Chapter. 15. What Christ Has Undertaken and Performed in Our Reconciliation
Chapter 16. How What Christ Has Done for Our Reconciliation Comes to Be Made Ours
Chapter 17. How We Come to Have an Interest in What Christ Has Done, Further Explained
Chapter 18: Eight Consequences of Our Reconciliation Being Made in Christ
Chapter 19. Three Reasons Why God Would Be Reconciled to the World in Christ and No Other Way
Chapter 20: Application
Chapter 21: Use 2: Discovering Mistakes about Reconciliation
Chapter 22: Use 3: To Encourage Sinners to Come to God for Reconciliation, and Discouragements Removed
Chapter 23. Use 4: Do Not Despair of God's Making Peace in This Nation
Chapter 24. Use 5: Those Who Have Assurance of Their Peace with God Should Highly Prize It
Chapter 25. Christians May Lose the Assurance of Their Peace with God Through the Weakness of Their Faith
Chapter 26. We May Lose the Assurance of Our Peace with God Through Our Sinful Walk.
Chapter 27. Use 6: Give God the Glory for Our Reconciliation.
Chapter 28. Use 7: To Love Christ and Do or Suffer for Him.
Chapter 29. Use 8: In Seeking Reconciliation through Christ.
Chapter 30: God [was] Reconciling the World to Himself from All Eternity, Explained
Chapter 31. The Work of Our Reconciliation with God in Christ Has Been in Progress from All Eternity
Chapter 32: Five Uses of the Former Doctrine
Chapter 33. Of God's Reconciling the World to Himself
Chapter 34. God's Reconciling the World to Himself—Not Every Individual Person, as Proven by Scripture, and Three Reasons
Chapter 35: Why God's Reconciling to Himself is Expressed in Such a Broad Term as the World—Six Reasons for This
Chapter 36 Use 1: Seeing God has excepted none from mercy, let none except themselves
Chapter 37. USE 2
Chapter 38. Not Imputing Their Trespasses: Explained with Three Notes on the Text
Chapter 39: The Minister's Commission to Preach Reconciliation to the World
Chapter 40. Why God Chose Men Rather than Angels to Dispense the Mystery of Reconciliation: The Reasons Thereof
Chapter 41: Why God Will Not Himself Immediately Dispense This Gospel Reconciliation
Chapter 42. Use 1: The Sending of the Ministers of the Gospel Is to Be Accounted a Glorious Blessing
Chapter 43. Use 2: The Great Honour of Faithful Ministers
Chapter 44: The Ministy of Reconciliation
Chapter 45. Verse 20 Opened, and Five Doctrines Propounded
Chapter 46. The Ministers of the Gospel Are Ambassadors of Christ, Opened in Six Particulars
Chapter 47. Use 1
Chapter 48. The Second Doctrine (Propounded in the 45th Chapter) Prosecuted
Chapter 49. The Second Doctrine (propounded in the 45th chapter) further prosecuted.
Chapter 50. Use 1. Answering the Objections of the Arminians and the Wantons of our Age.
Chapter 51. Use 2. Ministers Ought to Speak as the Oracles of God. The Manner of Their Preaching Opened.
Chapter 52. How to know what kind of Ministry God speaks most in.
Chapter 53. USE 3. We should delight in the Word.
Chapter 54. USE 4. If God and Christ speak in the Word, how dreadful ought it to be to the neglecters, disobeyers, and despisers of the Word?
Chapter 55. How We Ought to Hear the Word
Chapter 56. The Third Doctrine (Proposed in the 45th Chapter) Explored: The Excellence of the Gospel Makes Ministers Earnest in Their Ministry
Chapter 57. Reasons for the Earnestness of Faithful Ministers
Chapter 58. Use 1: The Horrible Wickedness of Those Who Are Idle in the Ministry
Chapter 59. Use 2
Chapter 60. The Fourth Doctrine (Propounded in the 45th Chapter)
Chapter 61. The First Argument: Manifesting the Exceeding Willingness of God to Be Reconciled to Sinners
Chapter 62. The Second Argument: Manifesting the Exceeding Willingness of God and Christ to Be Reconciled to Sinners
Chapter 63. The Third Argument: Manifesting the Exceeding Willingness of God and Christ to Be Reconciled to Sinners
Chapter 64. The Fourth Argument: Manifesting the Exceeding Willingness of God and Christ to Be Reconciled to Sinners
Chapter 65. The Fifth Argument: Manifesting the Exceeding Willingness of God and Christ to Be Reconciled to Sinners
Chapter 66. The Sixth Argument: Manifesting the Exceeding Willingness of God and Christ to Be Reconciled to Sinners
Chapter 67. The Seventh Argument: Manifesting the Exceeding Willingness of God and Christ to Be Reconciled to Sinners
Chapter 68. The Eighth Argument: Manifesting the Exceeding Willingness of God to Be Reconciled to Sinners
Chapter 69. The Ninth Argument: Manifesting the Exceeding Willingness of God to Be Reconciled to Sinners
Chapter 70. The Tenth Argument: Manifesting the Exceeding Willingness of God and Christ to Be Reconciled to Sinners
Chapter 71. The Eleventh Argument: Manifesting the Exceeding Willingness of God and Christ to Be Reconciled to Sinners
Chapter 72. The Twelfth Argument: Manifesting the Exceeding Willingness of God and Christ to Be Reconciled to Sinners
Chapter 73. The Thirteenth Argument: Manifesting the Exceeding Willingness of God to Be Reconciled to Sinners
Chapter 74. The Fourteenth Argument: Manifesting the Exceeding Willingness of God to Be Reconciled to Sinners
Chapter 75. The Fifteenth Argument: Manifesting the Exceeding Willingness of God to Be Reconciled to Sinners
Chapter 76. The Sixteenth Argument: Manifesting the Exceeding Willingness of God to Be Reconciled to Sinners
Chapter 77: Christ's Willingness to be Reconciled to Sinners, Further Opened
Chapter 78. Objections Answered Concerning the Willingness of God and Christ to Be Reconciled to Sinners
Chapter 80. Use 2 and 3
Chapter 81. Use 4: To Strengthen Our Faith; If God Were Reconciled When We Were Enemies, He Will Not Cast Us Off for Every Infirmity. Objections Answered.
GOD'S PRESENT MERCIES TO HIS PEOPLE ARE ARGUMENTS OF FUTURE MERCIES
OLD AGE IS A Crown of Glory, Especially When Found in Ways OF RIGHTEOUSNESS