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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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GOSPEL-RECONCILIATION, OR Christs Trumpet of Peace TO THE WORLD. › Chapter 57 › Reason 4: Reason. 4.
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Reason. 4.
And there may be some argument from love to themselves, those that have the Ministry of the gospel Committed, to them, (some way) God gives them leave to love themselves, they cannot love themselves any way so as to be earnest in the Ministry.
First, If they be faithful in the Ministry of the Gospel, and God go along with them (as he will if they be faithful) then Oh! how many souls should bless them ⟨p. 314⟩if at any one Sermon; if perhaps they go into a strange place and work upon a few souls, they shall hear their souls blessing God for them every time they go into Gods presence. Now what a wonderful encouragement is it for a Minister to be painful in the work of the Ministry of the Gospel. This is a greater matter than to have a Bishopric, to have but one soul bless God for one that God hath been pleased to work upon, and this is no other than we challenge to be our due, if we by any means may be poor instruments of God to reveal Christ to any of your souls. This is due in justice that you should ever mention us before the throne of Grace, and that the blessing of your prayers should be upon us; and this is a mighty encouragement to make them earnest (not only to make a Sermon) but to be striving to reveal the mysteries of Christ to their souls, and as they will be blessing of Christ here, so (by this means) those that are faithful, they should give a good account at the day of Jesus Christ, and they shall be able to behold the face of Christ when he shall appear, who is the great Bishop of their souls. He will come with his visitations one day; and when that is come, then they shall not have encouragement that have read Service, and wore Surplices every day: But they shall be able to look upon his face with joy that have been faithful in the work of the Ministry of the Gospel, and those that they have done good unto shall be their joy, and their Crown at that day. In 2. Phil. 16. Saith the Apostle to the Philippians (amongst other exhortations) he exhorts them that they should hold forth the word, the word of life; do thus, and thus (saith he) Oh! manifest the power of the Gospel in your lives, that I may rejoice in the day of Jesus Christ that I have not run in vain nor laboured in vain. It is an argument to prevail with people to embrace the Gospel that they may recompense those that labour amongst them with this recompense that they may have joy in the day of Jesus Christ, that they may be able to come