I. Scripture-light the most sure light ... delivered in three sermons on 2 Pet.…

True saving peace, is spoken by God. I will hear what the Lord will say, ¹for he will speak peace; says the Psalmist. When God speaks peace, he speaks it to a soul under or after temptation. When God speaks peace, he speaks it with a strong hand: giving such peace, as no creature in the world is able to give. When God speaks peace, it is a peace beyond all expression; The peace of God that passeth all understanding, it cannot be uttered. Now though a wicked man have peace, and much peace and quiet within, yet God doth not speak it; for it was not spoken to him in or after temptation, it was not spoken by a strong and unresistable hand; it is such a peace, as may be wrought by time, ⟨p. 13⟩time working off the trouble; or the pleasures and contentments of the world may beget the like; it is not a peace that is beyond all expression, a peace beyond all understanding, but a low peace, which you may easily express. But now as for you that are Godly, that make this Objection, and have this fear and scruple in your hearts; I will here appeal unto your own souls; you know and remember your former trouble; now ye have peace, and ye have rest within, I appeal to you (I say) whether yea or no, when ye were in that trouble, suppose I, or another Minister, or ten others of your own choosing, suppose a hundred should have come to you with one promise after another; had we been able to have spoken comfort to you? O no, if the Lord had not spoken comfort to me, it had not been in the power of all the Ministers in the world, to have spoken comfort unto my soul, but the Lord certainly hath done it. Yet I appeal to you; Are you not willing to have your peace examined? are you not willing to have your peace, your inward peace •ryed? yes, withal my soul I would have my peace tried: and truly, I could not hope that my peace were right, if I were not willing to have it examined. Well, yet I appeal to you further; And do not you find that you have peace, even then when you do see your sins? and the more you see your sins upon the back of Christ, the more peace you have? yes; And do not you find this, that your peace came in, in a way of Believing? from the sight of Christ? laying hold on the Promise? by the prospect of free Grace? yes, I must needs say so, Had I not had a promise to stay my soul upon; had I not had a view of tree Grace;