Christ's certain and sudden appearance to judgment

1. The wonderful power of the Gospel in the first preaching of it, doth evince that it was from God when so great a part of the world was in so sho•• a time subdued unto the obedience thereof; whe• the Gospel prevailed not only amongst many […] the Jews after Christs ascension, and the effusion of the holy Ghost more largely upon the Apostles, so that three thousand people were converted to the faith by one Sermon of the Apostl• Peter, Acts 2. 41. and five thousand mo•e, Act. 4▪ 4. but especially, in that it prevailed among•• the Gentiles and Heathens, and so many Churches of Christ were planted and brought, not b• carnal weapons but by Spiritual, to the subjection and obedience of the Lord Jesus. This power will appear to have been from God, if we consider,

1. The wonderful power of the Gospel in the first preaching of it, doth evince that it was from God when so great a part of the world was in so sho•• a time subdued unto the obedience thereof; whe• the Gospel prevailed not only amongst many 〈…〉 the Jews after Christs ascension, and the effusion of the holy Ghost more largely upon the Apostles, so that three thousand people were converted to the faith by one Sermon of the Apostl• Peter, Acts 2. 41. and five thousand mo•e, Act. 4▪ 4. but especially, in that it prevailed among•• the Gentiles and Heathens, and so many Churches of Christ were planted and brought, not b• carnal weapons but by Spiritual, to the subjection and obedience of the Lord Jesus. This power will appear to have been from God, if we consider,