CHRIS T'S 11arm ring of their hearts, concerning all the things of the King- dome of God to them in particular, Match. zd. ayFourth- ly, To build up the Church of God, for the perfeuding of the Saints, and the edifying of the body of Chrift, tentill they all come, Ephef. 4. I z. Fifthly, to flout the Kingdome of Heaven upon all that have an evil! heart of unbeliefe, to goe on in their finnes , and not to ffoop to the Scepter of Jelùs Chritt, Mark, r 6. 16. and in divers ether places. Theüo -are the heads of their commiflion , that Chrifa will have them treat of in their Embaffage unto Coen. Secondly, now for the Authority that hee inve(ls them with, it is not any carnali or earthly authority, to jet, and to vaunt, or to dommeere, as though they were Lords, over Gods heritage, a Pet.5.3. no, (ayes Chrift,ic (lull not be fo with.yon. But hee that is grim -eft among you, hee fhall bee as the leaf, Luk.a2.a6: and therefore I doe not here (peak of any earthly authority No, the Authority that Chrifis Mi nïtlers have, and they have it from him, is a fpirituall Autho- rity : namely, not onely to preach, and to declare forgive - neffe of fin, and to ad minifter the feaies of the covenant, and to build up the Saints, and to denounce wrath and eta mnat- on to all that continue in'their Unregenerate cane through impenitence and unbelif but to do all :bete things with a hea- venly Power and Authority, to havé an Office under Chrift for the doing of them, fo as to be the very mouth of Cnrifl, and that which they doe according to their commiflionfrom him, to fund firme and good, for ever and -ever. Twill give power to my two tvitnefes. Rev.r e.1. The Lord bath given me power and authority fayes the Apo fíle,a Cora o.8 .You will fay this is great power indeed, all the Kings and Potentates ófthe earth have not fo great power as this, this is a power of life and death, not naturali, nor temporary, but Spirituali and eternal(, this is a power not over mens Bodies but over their foules, not in final! matters, but either for falvation or damnation. This is a great Comrniffion, how come they by fùch a great one as this is ? O (ayes Chrift, I ana able to in- vefl
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