A30581:477
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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Fourthly, when he goes to any place, he doth represent the person of the King himself from whom he came, and what wrong is done to him is done to the Kings person; Let the Ambassadors be never so mean: so all the Ministers of the Gospel, they come to you in the name of the King of Heaven, in the name of Jesus Christ, and there is a kind of a representation even of the person of Christ in them. And that will appear more fully when we come to the next point.
Fourthly, when he goes to any place, he doth represent the person of the King himself from whom he came, and what wrong is done to him is done to the Kings person; Let the Embassadors be never so meane: so al the Ministers of the Gospel, they come to you in the name of the King of Heaven, in the name of Jesus Christ, and there is a kind of a representation even of the person of Christ in them. And that wil appeare more fully when we come to the next point.
Fifthly, An Ambassador must give an account of his Embassage; he must (according as there is occasion) send to the country from whence he comes of what business he hath done: so the Ministers of the Gospel coming as Ambassadors, they are ever and anon to send to heaven to give an account how they speed in their Embassage, and when they come to declare any message to the people, they are to send to Heaven, to tell God whether it be received, or rejected, and it is a very sad thing to any people, when a minister of God shall have any Just cause to send up to Heaven his complaint, and say, O! Lord, thou hast sent me with a blessed Embassage of peace and reconciliation to this people, but Lord they reject it, they will rather have their lusts, than all that ⟨p. 283⟩Glory of thine in Jesus Christ; Heaven, and eternal happiness is a light thing unto them. When a Minister makes this complaint, do you not think it will be a hard thing to those that do reject it? And all faithful Ministers do this. And if he be a faithful Minister, he is solicitous about his Embassage; he looks whether it be entertained, and accordingly he gives notice to heaven, not only weekly, but daily, how his Embassage is entertained, and at the last day he must give a full account before the Lord and Jesus Christ.