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An expository comment, doctrinal, controversial, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…An expository comment, doctrinal, controversal, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…
An expository comment, doctrinal, controversial, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the second epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians by Anthony Burgess ...An expository comment, doctrinal, controversal, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the second epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians by Anthony Burgesse ...
London: printed by A.M. for Abel Roper, 1661
AN EXPOSITION WITH Practical Observations UPON THE First Chapter of… › Sermon 25
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Fourthly, As it is wrought by God, so it is purchased by Christ our Mediator. For although he be also the efficient cause of peace, called therefore Isai. 9. The Prince of peace, and The King of peace, Heb. 7. 2. yet he is chiefly called our peace, because by him our peace is purchased, Ephes. 2. 14. Colos. 1. 20. Hence it was, that upon Christs birth those Angels sang, Glory be to God on High, and peace on Earth, good will towards men. So that had it not been for Christ living and dying to remove the curse of the Law from us, there had been no more hope of peace for us, than the Devils and damned in Hell. Though with Dives we had called but for a drop of water, yet the gulf being not removed between God and us, we could not have enjoyed it. It's then a peace through Christs blood; we have it at a very dear price: Hence Isai. 53. The chastisement of our peace is said, to be upon him, that chastisement and wounds which brought peace to us. And truly this is much to be meditated on. For what man considering his sinfulness, his unworthiness, can persuade himself, that God will have any peace with such as he is? Do we not see what a laborious work it is to bring the troubled and loaden soul to Christ for ease? How many times ready to despair? What constant qualms and swoons of soul? How often with the Disciples crying out, I perish, I perish? And is not all this, because they think their sins have so offended God, he is so provoked against them, that they can never obtain reconciliation? Doth not this proneness to unbelief and despair, arise from not considering, that the chastisements of our peace are upon Christ? Were we with our tears or graces, to work our peace, then our estate would be incurable? But Christ is our peace-maker; and if peace-makers among men are blessed, How blessed is our Lord and Saviour Christ, who made peace between man and God?
Fourthly, As it is wrought by God, so it is purchased by Christ our Mediatour. For although he be also the efficient cause of peace, called therefore Isai. 9. The Prince of peace, and The King of peace,