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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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But if we single forth that more special and principal aim, afore mentioned, Christus Pax nostra, as in relation unto making peace among us, the elect of God: so in stead of any accurate division of them, I shall only draw forth these four propositions, which will suck into themselves the strength of what these words have in them, as to this great point. Namely,
But if we single forth that more speciall and principall ayme, afore mentioned, Christus Pax nostra, as in relation unto making peace among us, the elect of God: so in stead of any accurate division of them, I shall onely draw forth these four propositions, which will suck into themselves the strength of what these words have in them, as to this great point. Namely,
1. The story of the greatness of that enmity, (the greatest that ever was,) between Jew and Gentile afore Christs coming, and a while after, by reason of those Jewish rites and ordinances of the Ceremonial Law, which the Apostle by a Metonymy termeth therefore the enmity.
1. The story of the greatnesse of that enmity, (the greatest that ever was,) betweene Jew and Gentile afore Christs comming, and a while after, by reason of those Jewish rites and ordinances of the Ceremoniall Law, which the Apostle by a Metonymie termeth therefore the enmity.
2. The story of Christs transactions on the Cross, by which he virtually slew and abolished this enmity, and meritoriously made them both one, and reconciled both in one body.
2. The story of Christs transactions on the Crosse, by which he virtually slew and abolisht this enmity, and meritoriously made them both one, and reconciled both in one body.