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

Reason. 1.

First, Because in this way the Father glorified his Son; had it not been for this way of Atonement, we had but little understood the glory of the second Person in Trinity. No, nor indeed of the Third Person; nor the distinction of the Persons: and therefore, before the Gospel came to be made known to the Sons of men, the distinction of the Persons in Trinity was very little made known: And in those places wherein the Gospel is not revealed, and made known; there is nothing fully known of the distinction of the Persons in the Trinity. Now for the glory of the Trinity, and more especially for the glory of the second Person, the Son of God (who is the special Person in the work of Reconciliation) hath God chosen this way of Reconciliation. It is true indeed, the Third Person, and the Spirit, is sent by Christ ⟨p. 101⟩and in the Consummation of the work of Reconciliation, the glory of that Person appears; but the main weight of the work lies upon the Son, and for the glory of the Son of God hath he appointed this way to be Reconciled to the world. And indeed it is such a work, as the Son himself doth exceedingly glory in, and accounts this to be a great part of his glory, that he is appointed by God the Father to be the Mediator, to reconcile God and man together. I beseech you observe this; this work of Reconciliation between God and us, it is that which Christ himself doth glory in, and it is that; which he counteth next unto the glory that he hath Personally with the Father, as he is generated of him from all Eternity: next unto that, Jesus Christ glories in this; that he is appointed to be a Mediator between the Father, & sinful man. And that Christ himself doth glory in this work, I will give you a Scripture, or two to prove it. That place which we have in the 13. John, 31. is remarkable for this. Therefore when he was gone out, Jesus said; Now is the Son of man Glorified & God is glorified in him. Glorified now, When? It was when Judas betrayed him. and when he was going to shed his blood, and to die for the sin of man, and to Complete and Perfect this work of Atonement, or Reconciliation; Now (saith he) is the Son of man Glorified: as if so be he should have said;