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Christ the universal peace-makerChrist the universall peace-maker
Christ the universal peace-maker: or, The reconciliation of all the people of God, notwithstanding all their differences, enmities. / By Tho: Goodwin, B.D.Christ the universall peace-maker: or, The reconciliation of all the people of God, notwithstanding all their differences, enmities. / By Tho: Goodvvin, B.D.
London: printed by J.G. for R. Dawlman, 1651
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If you ask me where and when this Representation of all the Saints was by Christ, more especially made, and when it was they were looked at by God as one body; The text tells us, ON THE CROSS. By which He thus reconciled us to God in one body.
If you aske me where and when this Representation of all the Saints was by Christ, more especially made, and when it was they were lookt at by God as one body; The text tells us, ON THE CROSSE. By which He thus reconciled us to God in one body.
I will not now insist on that which at first, to make my way clear, I was so large upon: That that kind of reconciliation of us, wrought by Christ for us on the Cross, is here intended: to all which this may be added; That it was that Reconciliation which at once took in and comprehended, all both Jew and Gentile in all ages into one body; which was never yet since actually done, but therefore then was done in himself. That which is now only left for clearing my way, is the opening the import of those words [in one body,] which clause is that I take for my foundation of this second Paragraph.
I will not now insist on that which at first, to make my way cleare, I was so large upon: That that kind of reconciliation of us, wrought by Christ for us on the Crosse, is here intended: to all which this may be added; That it was that Reconciliation which at once tooke in and comprehended, all both Jew and Gentile in all ages into one body; which was never yet since actually done, but therefore then was done in himselfe. That which is now onely left for clearing my way, is the opening the import of those words [in one body,] which clause is that I take for my foundation of this second Paragraph.
There is a question among interpreters, whether by this one body in the text be meant the Church only, considered as one mystical body in Christ; or only the body and humane Nature of Jesus Christ Himself, hanging upon the Cross: I would to reconcile both senses take in both, as conducing to the reconciliation of us.