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

Use. 1 Seeing God hath excepted none from Mercy, let none except themselves.

BY way of Application now; and that very briefly, only two particulars.

First, Seeing God propoundeth Reconciliation thus in such general, and large terms to the world. Then, if God have not excepted any, let none except themselves. Art thou a man that livest here in the world? there need be no further qualification for the tender of Grace, for the offer of the gospel to thee, but this; that thou livest in the world; God doth not call for such qualifications as these; That they must be such, and such men, of such and such ranks and dignities, or men of such parts; or that they must be such as have not committed such, and such sins; Or that they must be first terrified, and so, and so humbled; No; we have Commission to preach the Gospel to every one that hath no other qualification than this, but that he lives in the world. Indeed if thou wert gone out of the world; although thou shouldest have but one sinful thought to answer for, we could not preach the Gospel to thee, though it were possible for an Angel to come to thy soul after it is gone out of this world, yet it cold not, nor dare not preach the Gospel to thee. But while thou are in this world, we are appointed to preach the Gospel to thee, and to hold forth the tender of Grace, and mercy to thee. There is no counsel of God revealed either to Angels, or men, that hath excepted any one in the greatest Congregation of people from Reconciliation with God: and thou that hearest or readest what I now say; thou mayest bless God, that thou art one; bless God when thou hearest and readest this; that there is no counsel of God ⟨p. 169⟩