A30581:411
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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I have received all power both in Heaven and in Earth, And than he tells them, Go and teach all nations, as if Christ should say you are going about the greatest work that ever any creature hath been implied in, in this world, for so it is certainly, The Ministry of Reconciliation is next to the work of Redemption, that Christ was employed about is the greatest work that any creature in this world was employed about, whatsoever the world thinks of it, no Angel in heaven was ever employed about a greater work then this, and therefore being of so great consequence, Christ makes this preface; Al power is given unto me in heaven and in earth, go ye therefore, as if Christ ⟨p. 255⟩should say, Be it known to you now, that the power that is given to me by the Father, shall go along with you and therefore be encouraged, but they might well have said, who is sufficient for these great things? But be not discouraged saith Christ my power shall go along with you to assist you, to comfort you, to encourage you, it shall go along with you, to make your Ministry profitable unto them that do belong unto my election; It shall go along with you to defend you from all adversaries, The world will be enraged against you, When you come to preach this Doctrine, But now my power shall go along with you, to defend you from them all, to strengthen you against all oppositions in the world, and to enable you to suffer whatsoever shall be brought upon you; and further saith Christ, I am with you [Always] even to the end of the world. One would have thought that that should have been sufficient that Christ should have said I am with you to the end of the world, But there is something more in this, I am with you [Always] even to the end of the world, (that is) I will not be only with you, so as not wholly to leave you, but there shall be no one moment of time to the end of the world, but in it I will be with you, I will not only overshadow you and send my presence with you, but every moment, every day, every sermon you preach, and then, I will be with you to the end of the world, those were dead above 1500.
I have received all power both in Heaven and in Earth, And than he tells them, Go and teach al nations, as if Christ should say you are going about the greatest work that ever any creature hath been implyed in, in this world, for so it is certainly, The Ministery of Reconciliation is next to the work of Redemption, that Christ was employed about is the greatest work that any creature in this world was employed about, whatsoever the world thinks of it, no Angel in heaven was ever employed about a greater work then this, and therefore being of so great consequence, Christ makes this preface; Al power is given unto me in heaven and in earth, go ye therefore, as if Christ