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

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Here we see the infinite love of God, that he hath been pleased thus to think of us poor Creatures from everlasting, to make it his work to reconcile us to himself: and here is the foundation of the sweetness, and ⟨p. 154⟩comfort of all the mercies of God, to those that are reconciled un•o him; that they are the fruits of eternal love of God to us. And here is the foundation likewise of the establishment of the Saints; that their happiness doth not depend so much upon the Covenant that God hath made between himself, and them, as the Covenant that God hath made betwixt himself & his Son. For the covenant is two fold; either between God, and Christ, or between Christ and us. Now, it is true, much doth depend upon our keeping Covenant with Christ; but our happiness; and Salvation, and indeed all our good doth chiefly depend upon the Covenant between the Father, and the Son.

Here we see the infinite love of God, that he hath been pleased thus to think of us poor Creatures from everlasting, to make it his worke to reconcile us to himself: and here is the foundation of the sweetness, and ⟨p. 154⟩comfort of al the mercies of God, to those that are reconciled un•o him; that they are the fruits of eternal love of God to us. And here is the foundation likewise of the establishment of the Saints; that their happiness doth not depend so much upon the Covenant that God hath made between himself, and them, as the Covenant that God hath made betwixt himself & his Son. For the covenant is two fold; either between God, and Christ, or between Christ and us. Now, it is true, much doth depend upon our keeping Covenant with Christ; but our happiness; and Salvation, and indeed al our good doth cheifely depend upon the Covenant between the Father, and the Son.