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Go
fPel
MilS)ione
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to us
the
Miniry
of
Reconciliation. Minifters
of the
Word
are
Minifters
of Reconciliation that
God
path
given
to
his People
:
what
is
that
?
read
the next
verfe,to wit,
That
God
wa's
in
Chrift
rcconcilïng
the world
unto
himfelf,
not
imputing
their
tref
paff
es
unto them
:
Now
then
,
there
is
a
word of Reconciliation,
and this
is
committed unto us,
God
hash
appointed
that
we
íhould
have
this
Word
of
Reconciliation
to
convey
it
unto
you
;
What
is
this
?
to
wit,
That God
was
in
Chrift
reconciling the
World
unto himfelf,not imputing
their
fins
;
fo
then
forgivenefs
of
fin
is
the
end
of
this
Doc`lrine
of
Reconciliation,
that
there
thould
be
forgivenefs
and
pardon of
fin
to
poor
fouls in
and
through
Chrift
Jefus
;
fo
that
this
thews the
great
fcope
of this
Ordinance,
and
the
end
of it,
to wit,forgivenefs
of
fin
:
therefore
no
wonder
we
flick
in
this
Point,
becaufe
the
great
bufinefs
we
have
to
do,
is
to declare
the
Miniftry
of
Reconciliation, when
a
Miniftcr
is
about
that,
he
is
about the
work that
God
hath
appointed
him
to do
:
all
other Do&rines
are
but to make
way
for this,
and to teach
people
how
to walk
worthy
of
it
;
and
this
is
the
only taking
Dodrine
to
all
thofe
that
God hath
appointed
this
mercy to
;
though
we
as
Minifters
cf Chrift
preach
againft the
vanities
and
profits
of
this
world
;
but
this
is
not
the
main
thing,
nor
the
right
method
of
Preaching to
work
upon the hearts
of
People, nor
the
great
end
of Chrifts
Afcenfion ,
he did not
give gifts
principally
for
thefe
things,
but
that
men
fhould
be able to
reveal the great
Doarine
of
Pardon
of
fin
:
Minift ers
need not
to
keep
a
ftir
to
get
efteem
and
love,
and
to
make themfelves
honourable among the Peo-
ple
;
if
they
did
but
apply
themfelves to
Preach this
great
Do-
c`frine
God hath
fet
them
about, That
God
was
in
Chrift
recon-
ciling
the
world
unto himfeif, not imputing
their
fins,
they can-
not but gain
honour
in
the
hearts
of
thofe that
God
hath
ap-
pointed this mercy
too
;
(Many
complain
they want
refpea
and
honour,
let them take
pains in
this
Doctrine,
and
they cannot
choofe but they muff get
honour,
if
once
this
Word
of
Reconci-
liation
take
hold
on
any mans
heart
by Faith
and
Repentance
;
let men fpeak
againft
fuch
a
Minifter never
fo
much,
fay
what
they will
of
him,)
his
heart
will
not
be
taken off from
him,
but
will
be
ready to anfwer
as
the
poor
blind
man
did
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