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Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…
Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of Jesus as carrying on the great work of mans salvation from first to last / by Isaac Ambrose ...
London: printed for Richard Chiswel, 1680
Book 5 › Chapter 3 › Section 2: Of Christs Ordination of his Apostles.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. The person by whom they are Chosen is Jesus Christ. They Chose not themselves, but were chosen of Christ; this call was immediate, and therefore most excellent; but now we look not after such calls, and therefore I shall not insist on that; only by the way, Ministers of the Gospel must be Ministers of Christ, either immediately, or mediately called.
2. The place where they were chosen, it was on a mountain; mountainous places have their situation nearest to Heaven; which shows that they were called to high and heavenly things: mountains are open and in view, which shows their Ministry must be public; they cannot lye hid in a mountain, a City that is set upon a hill is exposed to the view of all: Again, mountains are subject to Winds and Tempests, which show their Callings must meet with many oppositions; and this occasioned Christ to hold up their hearts with Cordials,1 Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake—for so persecuted they the Prophets which were before you. The Ministers of Christ are sure of opposition, the Disciple is not above his Master, nor the servant above his Lord; if they have called the Master of the house Beelzebub, how much mo•• shall they call them of his household?
2. The place where they were chosen, it was on a mountain; mountainous places have their situation nearest to Heaven; which shews that they were called to high and heavenly things: mountains are open and in view, which shews their Ministry must be publick; they cannot lye hid in a mountain, a City that is set upon a hill is exposed to the view of all: Again, mountains are subject to Winds and Tempests, which shew their Callings must meet with many oppositions; and this occasioned Christ to hold up their hearts with Cordials,1 Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsly for my sake—for so persecuted they the Prophets which were before you. The Ministers of Christ are sure of opposition, the Disciple is not above his Master, nor the servant above his Lord; if they have called the Master of the house Beelzebub, how much mo shall they call them of his houshold?