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

So when you come to think, that upon every sin you commit, after you have had your peace made between God and you, though you can appeal unto God in the sincerity of your heart, that it is the greatest burden in the world to you, that you do thus sin against him, and you would think it the greatest mercy in the world to be delivered from that body of sin: yet, when you shall ⟨p. 125⟩come to think, that upon this sin you have committed, the breach is made as wide as ever it was with God; What a dishonour do you put upon Christ? What a Reconciliation hath Christ made for you? O! therefore believe that Christ hath made another manner of peace with God then so; and know, that it is not a peace that can so soon be broken. If a Bone-setter should set a Bone in your Body that were broken, or our of joint, and set it so that it is right for the present; but yet so too, that if you stir your arm, or leg, it is out of joint again; you will conclude, this is no skilful Bonesetter. Christ came from Heaven for this very end, and purpose, that he might join God, and us together, that he might make us one with God. Do you think that Christ hath only set us so together, as that upon every daily infirmity, we should be out with God again? No, certainly he hath set us strongly together, more strongly then ever we were, Adam in Innocency, when he was without sin, had not such a strong peace with God, as thou hast in the midst of thy sins. It is a truth; and though we cannot speak of such things without trembling, in regard we know how ready carnal hearts are to abuse them; yet this is a truth, and so I would have Christians to look upon it; to look upon the reconciliation that is made between God, and them, as a peace firmer then ever it was with Adam, and God, though Adam had no sin, and they have many sins, for Adam had it not in Christ; and therefore think upon it as such a Reconciliation as Christ hath wrought, and so honour God in it, and sanctify God in it. If indeed it were no other reconciliation then thou hast got by thy own prayers, or then thou hast got by thy own tears; then thou mightest fear, that, that reconciliation might be broken upon thy renewing of sin. And the truth is; this is the ground why those that have enlightened Consciences, are so full of fears, and doubts;

So when you come to think, that upon every sin you commit, after you have had your peace made between God and you, though you can appeal unto God in the sincerity of your heart, that it is the greatest burden in the world to you, that you do thus sin against him, and you would think it the greatest mercy in the world to be delivered from that body of sin: yet, when you shal