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

A second Reason why God would have this way of Reconciling man to himself, is. Because, in this way the Father himself is most glorified; the Attributes of God do shine in a greater lustre in this way of Reconciliation, then if so be God had been reconciled unto man only in passing by the offence, and so no more to do; for now shines forth the glory of his Wisdom, of his power, and of his Justice, as well as of his mercy; not only mercy, but the other divine Attributes of God shine in this way of Reconciliation exceedingly bright; and there is no such Glass to behold the glory of God in as the glory of the Gospel in the Mystery of Reconciliation. We indeed behold and see the glory of God in the Glass of the Creatures; But in the Gospel, in the work of Reconciliation in Christ, there is the bright Glass wherein all the beams of the glory of Gods Attributes are united together, and shine with a Transcendent lustre. Yea, there is not only a lustre, and a shining forth of them, but a heat, and a warmth that is reflected in the beholding ⟨p. 104⟩of them. In this way of Reconciliation God himself is glorified; and therefore that Text which I named John, 13.31. You have this likewise said; that as Christ acknowledged himself to be glorified by this work; so saith he, my Father is glorified in me; and therefore in Chapter, 17. About the beginning; Father (saith Christ) the hour is come, glorify thy Son, that the Son may glorify thee. And verse, 4. I have glorified thee on Earth; how hath he glorified God? I have finished the work that thou gavest me to do; that work of Mediation; that work of Reconciliation between thy self and sinful man; that work I have finished, and in that work I have glorified thee upon Earth. And the truth is; this is the glory that God expecteth from the Children of men even to be admired, and magnified in this great work of Reconciling the world to himself in his Son. And that is the second Reason.