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

Well might the Apostle say, As in Christs stead we beseech you as if he should say, Christs heart is much towards sinners that he might bring them to be reconciled unto God, and we in his name come to prevail with sinners no get them in unto God.

Wel might the Apostle say, As in Christs stead we beseech you as if he should say, Christs heart is much towards sinners that he might bring them to be reconciled unto God, and we in his name come to prevail with sinners no get them in unto God.

Secondly, Observe what was the first Sermon that ever Christ preached; [For the the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand] that is the first Sermon, calling sinners to repent; because the Kingdom of grace wherein the Gospel of God should reign, that is at hand saith Christ, and then Christ would preach so as to gain most, when he had the greatest Auditors; What was it that he preached? when he was amongst the Jews at the Feast of dedication, In the great day of the Feast (saith the Scripture) Christ lift up his voice, and cried; Hoe every one that is a thirst. A Minister when he is to preach to a great Congregation, and he is not like to come to them again, he should speak on such a subject that his heart is most in. Now Christ at the Feast of dedication he was not like to come to them suddenly again to use such an argument to them; he cried, Hoe, every one that is a thirst, come, and Christ further doth profess that it is the end why he came into the World; To save, & to seek that which was lost: Not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. That is the great end that he came into the world about; it was the great subject of his preaching, the great errand that he came into the world about.

Secondly, Observe what was the first Sermon that ever Christ preached; [For the the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand] that is the first Sermon, calling sinners to repent; because the Kingdome of grace wherein the Gospel of God should reign, that is at hand saith Christ, and then Christ would preach so as to gain most, when he had the greatest Auditors; What was it that he preacht? when he was amongst the Jews at the Feast of dedication, In the great day of the Feast (saith the Scripture) Christ lift up his voice, and cryed; Hoe every one that is a thirst. A Minister when he is to preach to a great Congregation, and he is not like to come to them again, he should speak on such a subject that his heart is most in. Now Christ at the Feast of dedicaton he was not like to come to them sodainly again to use such an argument to them; he cryed, Hoe, every one that is a thirst, come, and Christ further doth profess that it is the end why he came into the World; To save, & to seek that which was lost: Not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. That is the great end that he came into the world about; it was the great subejct of his preaching, the great errand that he came into the world about.