tint $4lvation was not limited ro the Jews onely, might be known | unto them by the examples of Melchiſedech, Job, and Naaman, who | did no ways belong unto them ; but this was now more manifeſt : God Preaching this peace betwixt himſelf, and all Nations indiffe- rently by Chriſt, 1. In his own perſon Preaching this, Mats. 8. 1,12. and telling them that by his death he would draw all men untohim, John 12. 32. 2aly. This peace is Preached ro be had by Cluiſt, or onely through Chriſt ; by the Angels themſelves, Lake 2 Iz, And 34!y, by all the apoſtles and Miniſters of the Goſpel, ©h 2.13, 14. ſpeaking to the Gentiles, St. Paul ſays, Ye whoare arr off, aremade nigh by the blood of Chriſt ; and it was their conſtant DoQtrine, that there was no name under Heaven by which men could be ſaved, bur the name of Chriſt, Chap. 4. 12. and that iv Was all one wherher they were Greeks or Jews, ©. but Chri#t _ and in all, Coloſ. 3. 1tz. fo that in this Do&rine, there is an "_ harmony berwixt the Old and New Teſtamenr, the Prophets, _—_ Apoſtles, c Chriſt is Lord, not of the Jews ot one people Ky; but of the Gentiles, all Nations alſo, as Mar. 28: 19, 20.
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the Gentiles, being themlelves had in ſuch a manner reje&ed Chriſt ; but eſpecially, that they who were here mer, and we, al] might conſider, how muchit coſt our bleſſed Saviour to deliver us from ſin, and hell, Gal 3. 13. He was made a curſe for us, as Devut, 21. 23. thatthe bleſſing of 4braham might come upon us, Gal, 3. 14. |
4o Hig God raiſed up the third day, and - ſhew-
r:je& another becauſe he is a Gentile ; though St. Paul bzing ”__ 'ed him openly
9 Leſt theſe Gentiles be deterred from believing in Chriſt, ahd take offence at his Croſs : St Peter Preached unto them che Reſurre&ion, which ſuddenly and powerfully followed. r And this he tells chem was unqueſtionable, as appeared by al! the ways that any thing can be proved by ; Chriſt was ſeen, and heard, and felt after his Reſur- rection, asthe beloved Diſciple tells us, 1 John 1. 1. and manifcſted
his victory over death far us. | | 41 s Not to all c{þeople, but untor witneſſes,choſen ; before of God, even to us, who did eat « and drink with
himafter he roſe froin the deed. |
s Chriſt after his ReſurreQion appeared not to the wicked Jews ; for being to ſuffer 10 more, his enemies were not vouchſafed a fight of him ; and thus he did not manifeſt himſelf unto the world, John 14. 22, # Theſe witneſſes were the Apoſtles, - who were cho- ſen by God himſelf immediately ; and the vacancy ſupplied by lor, which was at God's direQion, Chap. 1. 24, 26. The metaphor here uſed is taken from the otdinary way then in uſe of chuſing men
' into offices, which is here alluded to. « Though in the Gofpel-Hi.
ſtory, we do not read that our Saviour drank after he roſe again ; yer it is ſufficiently implied, being he did eat, and make a meal with his Diſciples, Luke 24. 30,42, 43- John 21. $2. and eating 1s put in
: Scripture for the whole refeQtion, Mat. 15. 2. compared with Luke a The Word of reconciliation betwixt God and man, not onely -
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42 And he x commanded us to preach unto the peo- ple, and to reſtifie char itis* he which was ordained of « ch, r7.51 . God ro be z thejudge of z quick and dead.
x Our Saviour gave this charge ro his Apoſtles before his Aſcen- ſion, Mat. 28. 19. Mark 16, 15. Luke 24, 27. and forerold thar they ſhould execute this his charge, Chap. 1. 8. » That God hath ordained to judge rhe World by Jeſus Chriſt, Scripture abundantly teſtifies, John 5. 26, 27, 2 Tim. 4.1. 1 Pet. 4. 5. And this is here, ſpoken of the Apoſtle, and was given in charge by our Saviour to be principally Preached of by them all, becauſe the ReſurreQion of Chriſt, and the glory of his Kingdom in this World, is clouded by the blindneſs and hardneſs of men; as alſo, becauſe it is of the greateſt concernment unto all, that at any time hear the Word of God, to be perſwaded of this, chat Chriſt, whoſe Goſpel and Word they hear, will judge them according unto it. = Such as ſhall be alive at the coming of onr Lord to Judgment, 1 The.
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> iS Oo Poaches to bis Auditorss Tr was included in the very firſt piomiſe woo 3d by Moſs, Cen 4.15. Tre ſ.ed of the woman ſhall break the we ! oof nd 4 continued through all aves of rhe Church, to FPOT OA 5 CBA ; oY © ——_ Y Manic in ſuch d-grecs as it pleaſed the witdom of God to make it kongn ; Fs certain that all the ceremonial Law CONCErning Sa- erificcs, Cid rift fie this very thing ; for by ir, it did appear , that "I - {helins of blood thers was no remiſſion of fin, as Heb. 9 e:, and *tis manif:it by the light of nature, that the blood ot bu/l; and roats, could mot toke away fins, as Heb' 19. 4. © But through Corilis name, for his fake. and by vertue of his merit, who died for our jiur, and role ag.3in for our Juſtification, Rom. 4.25. We ſha# re- ecive rewiifion of fins, Held. 0. 13, 14+ i. 44 Whilec Peter ver ſpake theſe words d, the * holy 5. Gi-it {ell on all rhem which heard the word. c That God might miraculouſly ſhew his approbation of what P.cor had 1hid, and to aflare Pererof the rea) Converſion of theſe Gen-
$:les, which all the Jews did make ſuch a difficulty to believe. 4 Such fiery tongues in a _vitivle ſhape, as had app2-red unto the Apoſtles, Chap. 2. 3. Whereby the inward powerful cftcQs of the Spirit upon their hearts was fionified, what wonderful effects had this ſhort Ser- mon ? And doubtleſs, were prattiſers but as fincere, and hearers as intent, now adays, as then, we {hould find that the hand of the Lord 1s not thortnzd.
45 And ec they of the circumciſion which believed, atonified, 2s many 25 Came with Peter, becauſe f