Gospel reconciliation, or, Christ's trumpet of peace to the world

Wherefore in the first Place: From hence it must needs follow, that if there be such a blessed peace between God, and a true Christian as hath been opened: Then he must needs be very peaceable in the world, he must needs be of a very peaceable disposition before men. You will say, How doth this follow? Thus. There is so much sweetness in this Peace with God that it must needs so quiet the spirit of that man in whom it is, that whatsoever is without shall never be able to make any great disturbance in his Spirit, so great, and so excellent is the sweetness of this Peace. A Merchant that hath all his estate in one Bottom, he is upon every stirring of the winds, or upon the hearing of any storm, afraid that all is cast away. But if he hear news, that the Ship is safe, and that all is come securely into the Haven, his Spirit that was afraid before, will be now so quieted, and satisfied with this news, that it will not be a very easy matter at such a time to anger such a man. There is nothing that is more able to keep the heart of a man from passion, and frowardness, and disturbance, than a full satisfaction within ones own spirit. Now, if there ⟨p. 35⟩be any thing in the world that is able to satisfy the spirit of a man; surely it is the Peace with God, it is Reconciliation which is made between a man, and God. The Scripture saith, that a good man shall be satisfied from himself. Prov. 14.14.¹ Although he meeteth with those without that are troublesome, and will not satisfy him, that he hath so much within, that he satisfies, and quieteth his own spirit: Therefore a Christian needs not be beholding to the world for Peace, for he hath Peace enough within his own bosom. That which is the greatest Jewel in the world, a Christian hath the full possession of within his own heart. Al the Storms, and tempests that are abroad in the world can never make an Earthquake if there be not some vapours within to do it. So, that which doth shake the hearts of men, and make a Combustion in their Spirits, it is more the inward disturbances that are there, than any thing from without. We may Complain of outward things, and of this matter, and of this occasion, and the like; But the truth is, if all be examined, and the true ground of our disquietness searched into, we shall find, that the Cause of all our disturbance is rather from within, than from without;