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Christ and the covenant the work and way of meditation
Christ and the covenant the work and way of meditation. : Gods return to the soul, or nation; together with his preventing mercy. : Delivered in ten sermons, (viz.) 1. Christs personal excellencies, the object of our love. 2. Christ crucified, the object of our faith. 3. The new covenant of grace opened. 4. Christ the mediator of the new covenant. 5. The way and spirit of the new covenant, or New Testament. 6. The blood of sprinkling. 7. The sweetness and profitableness of divine meditation. 8. The work and way of this meditation. 9. Gods return to the soul and nation. 10. Preventing mercy. / By W.B.
London: printed for N. Ranew, 1667
Sermons › Sermon 4: Christ the Mediator of the New Covenant. SERMON IV.
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I answer, It is to make peace and reconciliation between God and us. At the first, in the state of innocency, there was peace and friendship between God and Man, there was no enmity in Gods heart towards his creature, nor no enmity in Mans heart towards his Creator; but upon the Fall, a breach and separation was made between God and us, insomuch as we are all by Nature the children of wrath, God is angry; — And an enmity is in us towards God: The wisdom of the flesh is enmity against God, saith the Apostle. Now therefore, the work of a Mediator is to reconcile God to us, and to reconcile us unto God, both which you have in 2 Cor. 5. All things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the Ministry of reconciliation, to wit, That God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself: There is reconciliation on Gods part, for it is said, He was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself: Not imputing their trespasses unto them. — Then at the 20. verse you have reconciliation on our part, Now then, we are Ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us, we pray you in Christs stead be •e reconciled unto God. Here is both reconciliations.
I answer, It is to make peace and reconciliation between God and us. At the first, in the state of innocency, there was peace and friendship between God and Man, there was no enmity in Gods heart towards his creature, nor no enmity in Mans heart towards his Creator; but upon the Fall, a breach and separation was made between God and us, insomuch as we are all by Nature the children of wrath, God is angry; — And an enmity is in us towards God: The wisdome of the flesh is enmity against God, saith the Apostle. Now therefore, the work of a Mediator is to reconcile God to us, and to reconcile us unto God, both which you have in 2 Cor. 5. All things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the Ministry of reconciliation, to wit, That God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself: There is reconciliation on Gods part, for it is said, He was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself: Not imputing their trespasses unto them. — Then at the 20. verse you have reconciliation on our part, Now then, we are Ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us, we pray you in Christs stead be •e reconciled unto God. Here is both reconciliations.