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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26799	The peace-maker, or, Two farewel-sermons preached at St. Dunstans in the West, London, August the 17th, 1662, by William Bates.	Bates, William, 1625-1699.	1662 (1662)	Wing B1117; ESTC R35319	19,500	36

to a further description He that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus The Title of the Lord Jesus was only given to our Saviour after his Resurrection he was called Lord before and Jesus before but these two Titles were never united til after his resurrection They came to see the place where the body of the Lord Jesus lay the reason was this Because the Resurrection of Christ was a solemn Proclamation to the world that Christ was the Son of God 't is true this Title was given him immediately upon his Conception but it was never compleatly declared to the world til after his Resurrection for before Christ was a Prince in disguise the beams of his Divinity was abated by the vail of his Humanity but then he was declared by power to be the Son of God It follows That great Shepheard of the Sheep For the opening of this 1 We will consider this Title of Christ. 2 The person for whom this Title relates First This Title The great Shepheard 'T is a wonderful condescention in Christ that he will take upon him the Title of a Shepheard that which rather expresses Love and Care than Power and Dominion yet he is pleased to assume this Title to express his affection to us For the opening of it wherein he appears to be the great Shepheard I shall lay down these particulars 1 He is great in the Dignity of his Person for he that is Lord of Angels is become the Shepheard of the sheep and the humiliation of his Person in this respect is the exaltation of his Office It is looked upon in the world as a mean and low employment to have the care and inspection of a Flock but now herein appears the love of Christ he was pleased to become our Shepheard that so he might secure and bring us to the Fold of Heaven and there make us to feed upon those Pastures and to drink of those Rivers of pleasure which flow from the presence of God 2 In the derivation of his Authority that Authority which is communicated to him whereby he is our Shepheard and that is originally from God himself it is not by any mediate deputation but from God himself He is our Shepheard and hath a Title to his Flock upon a double account 1 They are committed to him as his Charge and custody Joh. 6. 37 c. All the Elect of the World were given by God the Father to Christ not by way of Alienation but by way of Opigneration as so many pledges which he was to bring to grace and glory and this Charge he doth most fully execute for there is none missing of those committed to him 2 They are given to him by way of Reward and Recompence for all his Blood and Sufferings Isa. 53. 10. The Lord Jesus put such a value on souls that he purchased an interest in them by his own blood and he thinks himself exceedingly recompenced for all his Pains on the Cross Agonies in the Garden Temptations in the Wilderness c. if souls will submit to his care And here observe the course of Heaven God would endear souls to Christ upon all reasons by vertue of his command and that charge he gives to them and by vertue of his own purchase 3 If you consider the extent of his care and affection for all the Saints of the world those who are dispersed in all places in all Ages they are all his Flock and therefore 't is the Royalty of his Administration Joh. 10 16. There shall be one Fold and one Shepheard As Christ is the only Catholick King so he is the only Universal Bishop for all other shepheards have but particular portions of his Flock committed to their charge and they should be such portions as they have regard to and are under their inspection And at the last day all his sheep shall congregate together and stand at his right hand All the Saints of God that are now scattered as so many Stars in the Firmament shall be united in one Constellation when they shall appear in glory before him 4 In respect of his endowments and qualificacations which fit him for the discharge of his Office And 1 Take notice of his affection and love to us and that is the wonder of heaven and earth Christ laid down his life for his sheep Joh 10. 11. This is strange that Christ should be a sheep for the slaughter that he might become our Shepheard that he should be a Sacrifice before he could take this office upon him Other Sheep lay down their lives for the Shepheard but Christ laid down his life for the Sheep So great was his love that it brought him from Heaven to seek and find those that were lost he left a Palace to come to a Wilderness a Throne of Heaven to come to a Fold here upon Earth We read of David that he exchanged a Sheep-hook for a Scepter but Christ quite contrary he chang'd a Scepter for the Rod and Staff of a Shepheard It was said by one There is nothing so conspicuous in Christ as the prodigality of his love to us Oh! do but consider how great love that was that sbould make him to die for us that he might bring us home to his Fold We were all of us like erring Sheep who had straid from him and fell to the Lord of the soil as strange Cattel we were gotten into the possession of the god of this world the Lord Christ would buy us off from thence though we forfeited our right in him yet he would not lose his right in us but he laid down his life that he might reduce us to his Fold that of Wolves he might make us Lambs and fit us for the comforts of his presence 2 In respect of his exact diligence and inspection over them When but one sheep went astray from his Fold we read he left the ninety and nine and went and sought for that One Luk. 15. where we have that Parable to express the diligence and watchfulness of Christ over his sheep There is no person be he never so mean never so obscure though lost in the number and account of the world if he be one of Christ's sheep he is always under his inspection and watchfulness We read of the High-Priest that he carried the names of the Tribes upon his Breast-plate the Lord Christ carries the names of all his sheep in his Heart therefore Rev. 13. speaking concerning the Saints all that dwel upon earth whose names are writ in the book of life His diligence and care is so exact that he hath all their names writ in his Book He that tels the stars counts their hairs and alwaies exercises the most watchfull providence over them for good You know sheep are either liable to rage or erring and wandring Christ's diligence is such that he protects them from the rage of Satan reduces them from all their wandring and brings them home to himself 3 In making