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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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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.
1. As an Universal Peace-maker, as both, being a peace between all sorts of persons at variance, and also extending his mediation to the removing of all sorts of enmities. 1. Persons, as 1. Between us, ver. 19. that is, among our selves, abolishing [Greek or Hebrew] that enmity, ver. 15. 2. Between God and us, slaying that enmity also, ver. 16. thus an Universal Peace-maker.
1. As an Universall Peace-maker, as both, being a peace betweene all sorts of persons at variance, and also extending his mediation to the removing of all sorts of enmities. 1. Persons, as 1. Betweene us, ver. 19. that is, among our selves, abolishing 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 that enmity, ver. 15. 2. Betweene God and us, slaying that enmity also, ver. 16. thus an Universall Peace-maker.
2. The establisher of a through and a perfect peace, both for time past, and time to come. 1. Who hath already made and concluded it, as in his own person, [Greek or Hebrew], he hath ⟨p. 12⟩made it, [Greek or Hebrew] he hath dissolved and broke down, and so not now to be done. And 2. the same secured for the future, even for ever; these enmities being abolished, ver. 14, 15. that is, utterly abolished, as never to get head; slain, ver. 16. never to revive.
2. The establisher of a through and a perfect peace, both for time past, and time to come. 1. Who hath already made and concluded it, as in his owne person, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, he hath ⟨p. 12⟩made it, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 he hath dissolved and broke downe, and so not now to be done. And 2. the same secured for the future, even for ever; these enmities being abolisht, ver. 14, 15. that is, utterly abolisht, as never to get head; slain, ver. 16. never to revive.