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The display of glorious grace, or, The covenant of peace opened in fourteen sermons…
The display of glorious grace, or, The covenant of peace opened in fourteen sermons lately preached, in which the errors of the present day about reconciliation and justification are detected / by Benjamin Keach.
London: printed by S. Bridge, 1698
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
VII. An Ambassador is to do his uttermost, in order to accomplish his Embassy, and to bring the King's Enemies to accept of Peace.
VII. An Ambassador is to do his uttermost, in order to accomplish his Ambassy, and to bring the King's Enemies to accept of Peace.
So are Christ's Ministers, they are to pray, to entreat, to beseech Sinners to be reconciled to God; We pray you in Christ's stead, 1&c. Paul besought them with Tears, Faithful Ministers are willing to spend their Lives to win Souls to Christ, yea, to die upon the spot to save one poor Sinner; Knowing the Terror of the Lord, 2we persuade Men. Our Great Master thought not his Blood too dear to make our Peace, and shall Ministers think their Strength, their ⟨p. 142⟩Lives, their Blood too much, that so they might see the Travel of Christ's Soul; I mean, Sinners reconciled unto God, or Christ's Blood by Faith sprinkled on their Hearts: Many like the Minister's Dignity, but few like their Work and Duty. My Brethren, it is a great Trust that is committed to them.
So are Christ's Ministers, they are to pray, to intreat, to beseech Sinners to be reconciled to God; We pray you in Christ's stead, 1&c. Paul besought them with Tears, Faithful Ministers are willing to spend their Lives to win Souls to Christ, yea, to die upon the spot to save one poor Sinner; Knowing the Terror of the Lord, 2we perswade Men. Our Great Master thought not his Blood too dear to make our Peace, and shall Ministers think their Strength, their