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

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O that we could now prize and make as present before us, what this peace will be to us at the day of Judgment, when the glorious appearing of the great God shall be; then you think it will be worth somewhat, labour now to make it to your hearts of as much worth as it will be then, endeavour to realize it now as it will be then. Certainly that is the reason there is no more stirrings of the hearts of me• after their making up of peace with God, because they do not apprehend really what that peace will be worth another day. You have a precious Scripture in the 2 Pet. 3.14. Wherefore Beloved seeing we look for such things, be diligent that you be found of him in Peace. Do you not believe that there will be a manifesting of the glorious God one day in another manner than ever he was manifested here in the world? Do you not look for such things? If you do, certainly you will be glad to be at peace with God, Seeing you look for such things (saith the Apostle) be diligent that you may be found of him in Peace; let this take up your thoughts as the greatest business that your hearts can be set upon, that you may be found of him in peace. Woe be to you if you be then found enemies to God; what will become of you, if you be not found of him in peace? it had been better for you, that you had never been born. But how found of him in peace? mark what follows, ⟨p. 58⟩without spot and blameless; this is the way to be at peace with God. But you will say, O Lord, if this be required as a way to be found of him in peace, that we should be without spot, and blameless, then we are undone, for who can be found of God without spot, and blameless? Yet you see, this is the word of God, and this is the truth of God, and truth must stand, it is a certain truth, that whosoever shall be found of God in peace when that glorious appearance of his shall be, he must be without spot, & blameless. If God find any one spot upon you, he will proceed against you as an enemy. But you will say, How is that? First in Christ, there the soul stands before the Lord without spot, clear in the point of Justification: and likewise Evangelically it may be found so in Gods esteem, for God calls the uprightness of a mans heart perfection in other Scriptures. Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect, and let us perfect holiness in the fear of God.