The fourth place (John 20:21) is against him. The words are, “As my Father sent me, so send I you.” But our Saviour was sent to redeem by His death such as should believe, and by His own and His apostles’ preaching, to prepare them for their entrance into His kingdom; which He himself saith, is not of this world, and hath taught us to pray for the coming of it hereafter, though He refused (Acts 1:6⁠–⁠7) to tell His apostles when it should come; and in which, when it comes, the twelve apostles shall sit on twelve thrones, everyone perhaps as high as that of St. Peter, to judge the twelve tribes of Israel. Seeing then God the Father sent not our Saviour to make laws in this present world, we may conclude from the text, that neither did our Saviour send St.

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