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

the Lord doth receive them into a more entire affection of love, in, and by Jesus Christ, than he did before; the Lord looking upon the Angels, in and through Christ, there is a more through, firm, intimate entire affection of God towards them to establish them, and to accept of them in Jesus Christ. And besides they are reconciled to God, or unto us rather, because they are come to be our friends, whereas at first they were our enemies, so that in that regard there is a kind of Reconciliation; but because I conceive the text doth not so much intend that, we shall let it pass. Thus you see how God was in Christ reconciling to himself, even in some sense the very Angels themselves. This then is the first thing; the very thoughts that God had of entering into any terms, or parley with man about peace, is by Christ; that the Lords heart was inclined to man, it is from Christ; that the Lord would be willing to accept of any satisfaction, it is through Christ; that we have an access to God any way, it is through Christ. There is nothing from the one end of the work of Reconciliation to the other, but it is all through Christ.

the Lord doth receive them into a more intire affection of love, in, and by Jesus Christ, than he did before; the Lord looking upon the Angels, in and through Christ, there is a more through, firme, intimate intire affection of God towards them to establish them, and to accept of them in Jesus Christ. And besides they are reconciled to God, or unto us rather, because they are come to be our friends, whereas at first they were our enemies, so that in that regard there is a kind of Reconciliation; but because I conceive the text doth not so much intend that, we shal let it pass. Thus you see how God was in Christ reconciling to himself, even in some sense the very Angels themselves. This then is the first thing; the very thoughts that God had of entering into any tearmes, or parly with man about peace, is by Christ; that the Lords heart was inclined to man, it is from Christ; that the Lord would be willing to accept of any satisfaction, it is through Christ; that we have an access to God any way, it is through Christ. There is nothing from the one end of the work of Reconciliation to the other, but it is al through Christ.

For further opening of this great point, there are these things to be propounded.