to drowfse SAINTS. 109 veft them with as muolt as this comes to. For all power is given unto me in Heaven and Earth. Matth.z8. i 8.q.d. I am able to furnifh you with all authority and power, goo you in my name,' and preach- you in my name, in my name bid people repent and belceve, in my naine open heaven to all that doe obey, and. (hut it upon all that doe difòbey, and I will make it good. The-Me of this is. Eirfì, have the Miniaers ofChria (itch a C omüiillion from Chrilf ? then they are the greateí Em- bafladors,that ever were, or can be. Embafladorsofearthly Kings, have a great Coimniflion, they reprefent the Kings . perion from whom they come, Alas, What are they tothelè? they come about petty things, about civili peace, or warre, and yet they are Lord Embaffadors , they: are Lords by their then whategreateEmbaffado sla, rareethe Mini(lers of Jefus. Chrift, that reprefent the King of Kings perion, that repte- fènt the çerfon of the Lord of Lords, that come to Treat ofpeace between@ God and Man, or of open Hoflility be- twee= the Creator and the Creature ? as Paul f ayes,now then wee are Embafladours for C brill, As though God did befeech you by ut, we pray you in Chriis ffead be reconciled unto God,." z Cor.S,zo that is, we have a very great commiflion, we reprefent the .perion of our Lord Jefus Chrii, we come to treat with you about eternity, according as you beate us, or heare us not. fo it will,be.w ith you unto all eternity, O con- fider what. we have to do, you are enemies unto God from the womb, 'as long as your fins doe remain, -ye are enemies skill, we come to fet you at one again. Ye know the condition, yee know what the hgads of ourcommiflìon bee, if you will not hearken unto them, and fübmit, yee are damned for ever ; if ye doe, blelted and happy are yee for evermore, was there ever fuch a great Embaffageas this ? as the Apof le layes, To wake known the myfitery of the Gofpel. for which, I ann,an Embagadourin bonds. Epheí 6.rç,zo.q.d. though the wic- ked and blind world , look upon the as a Schifmatique, and P 3 a Pfe r.
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