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Gospel reconciliation, or, Christ's trumpet of peace to the world
Gospel reconciliation, or, Christ's trumpet of peace to the world wherein is showed (besides many other gospel truth) ... that there was a breach made between God and man ... to which is added two sermons / by Jeremiah Burroughs.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.
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1657
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To Preach good tidings unto the meek, he hath sent me to bind up the broken heart, to proclaim liberty to captives, and the opening of the Prison to them that are bound, to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of Vengeance of our God, to comfort all that mourn, to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion to give unto them beauty for ashes, the Oil of joy for mourning, the garments of praise for the spirit of heaviness, that they might be called Trees of Righteousness, the Planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified, that is in effect the same with this, the Ministry of Reconciliation, that is but a large expression of the Ministry of Reconciliation, and as you see here, it is a prophecy of Christ, that first Christ is anointed, this Christ is appointed by God the Father and the Holy Spirit, for the Spirit of God is upon me, because the Lord hath anointed •e, there is the holy Spirit in it, ⟨p. 254⟩God the Father appoints him, he only may be said to be the appointer, and the Holy Spirit going to anoint Jesus Christ to be a preacher of the Gospel, and he being the prime, and the chief Prophet of the Church, he doth appoint others to exercise as it were some work of his prophetical office, that is, to preach the great Doctrine of Reconciliation, hath committed unto us the Ministry of Reconciliation, & this you shall see is the commission that Christ gives in the last of Mark, 15.16. verses And he said unto them, go ye into all the world and Preach the Gospel to every creature, he that believeth & is baptised shall be saved, and he that believeth not shall be damned, Go ye saith he, and preach to every creature, he that believeth and is baptised shall be saved but he that believeth not shall be damned, this is the Gospel, the doctrine of Reconciliation by Christ, he doth not give them a bare commission, but he joins his own power together to this commission, and tells them that his power doth go along with them in it Math. 28.18. And Jesus came and speak unto them saying, All power is given unto me in Heaven and in Earth, What follows in vers, 19. Go ye therefore and teach all Nations baptising them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy-Spirit. What a commission is here, what a preamble to the commissions is here?