Gospel reconciliation, or, Christ's trumpet of peace to the world

Reason. 2.

And again, their dear love to Jesus Christ, every faithful Minister of Christ doth bear a deer affection towards Jesus Christ, and their souls would fain that Jesus Christ might be lift up in the world: now there is nothing that lifts up Jesus Christ in the world so much as the Ministry of the Gospel, those that have any love to Christ that know what Christ hath done for them, they desire to lift up his name: and besides the honour the work puts them upon, it is the Ministry of Reconciliation, and an honourable work it is; and therefore the Apostle Paul Rom. 15. hath a notable expression for that purpose; honour of the work, it is the Ministry of the gospel, in verse 20. the word in the Greek [Greek or Hebrew], signifies to love the honour of it; those that understand the language it is a word that signifies to love the honour of a thing: I was ambitious to preach the gospel, (that is the phrase) ⟨p. 313⟩and so it may be translated, I was ambitious to preach the gospel. So that Paul was not ambitious for a great living, or to be brave, or in power, or a Justice of peace, or a Lord, and the like, (as many ministers of late have been) but his ambition was to preach the gospel; looking upon that, as the greatest preferment that any of the sons of men were capable of, or that he could desire in the world.

And again, their dear love to Jesus Christ, every faithful Minister of Christ doth bear a deer affection towards Jesus Christ, and their soules would faine that Jesus Christ might be lift up in the world: now there is nothing that lifts up Jesus Christ in the world so much as the Ministry of the Gospel, those that have any love to Christ that know what Christ hath done for them, they desire to lift up his name: and besides the honor the work puts them upon, it is the Ministry of Reconciliation, and an honorable worke it is; and therefore the Apostle Paul