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

Consequence. 5.

Further, if the Reconciliation we have with God be in Christ: hence in the Fifth place it follows, that God is Reconciled unto man upon very honourable terms, it is an honourable Reconciliation, for it is such a Reconciliation wherein God suffers nothing at all, but he hath all made up. If God had come, and only passed by our offences, and so had been reconciled to us without any more ado, the Devils perhaps might have cried out against him, and have said: Where is the glory of thy Justice? these have sinned against thee as well as we, and the Breach they have made upon thy Justice is no way made up; thou hast been by them dishonoured, and that ⟨p. 98⟩dishonour that thou hast received by them is no way answered. But now, Man being reconciled to God in Christ; none of the Devils in Hell can speak against Gods Justice, or against his Righteousness; for as God is Reconciled, so he is Reconciled upon honourable terms. Indeed a man that hath an inferior who hath offended him, when he can see no other way to help himself; but that he must put up all the wrong, and injury that hath bin done him. It is a far different thing, then to be reconciled to the party offending upon honourable terms; for if he could come to have this wrong made up again, and not only he that hath offended come to submit himself to him but all the injury that he hath done him fully satisfied; this were honourable. So is the Reconciliation between God and us, it is so honourable a Reconciliation, that it will be the glory of God before the Angels, and Saints to all Eternity and it is that which God doth much rejoice in, as being exceedingly pleased with it, seeing his honour is made up in this Reconciliation. That is a fifth Consequence from hence.

Further, if the Reconciliation we have with God be in Christ: hence in the Fifth place it follows, that God is Reconciled unto man upon very honorable tearms, it is an honorable Reconciliation, for it is such a Reconciliation wherein God suffers nothing at all, but he hath all made up. If God had come, and only passed by our offences, and so had been reconciled to us without any more ado, the Devils perhaps might have cried out against him, and have said: Where is the glory of thy Justice? these have sinned against thee as wel as we, and the Breach they have made upon thy Justice is no way made up; thou hast been by them dishonored, and that