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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.
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4. The company out of whom they are chosen, He called unto him his disciples, and out of them he chose twelve: A Disciple of Christ is one thing, and an Apostle of Christ is another thing; those were Christs Disciples that embraced Christs Doctrine of Faith and Repentance; it was not material to the constituting of a Disciple of Christ, whether they followed Christ as many did, or they returned to their own homes, as some others did. The man out of whom the Legions of devils was cast,1 besought Christ that he might be with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying, return to thine own house, and show how great things God hath done to thee. I make no question but Christ at the Election of his Apostles had many Disciples both waiting on him, and absent from him; and out of them that waited on him his Apostles were chosen, Christs Ministers should be first Disciples. O how unfit are any to take upon them the Ministry of Christ that were never yet the Disciples of Christ? first the grace of God within us, and then must that grace of God be discovered by us.
4. The company out of whom they are chosen, He called unto him his disciples, and out of them he chose twelve: A Disciple of Christ is one thing, and an Apostle of Christ is another thing; those were Christs Disciples that embraced Christs Doctrine of Faith and Repentance; it was not material to the constituting of a Disciple of Christ, whether they followed Christ as many did, or they returned to their own homes, as some others did. The man out of whom the Legions of devils was cast,1 besought Christ that he might be with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying, return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done to thee. I make no question but Christ at the Election of his Apostles had many Disciples both waiting on him, and absent from him; and out of them that waited on him his Apostles were chosen, Christs Ministers should be first Disciples. O how unfit are any to take upon them the Ministry of Christ that were never yet the Disciples of Christ? first the grace of God within us, and then must that grace of God be discovered by us.