Doct. That there is a way to make up a peace between God and sinful man. God hath not left mankind, who hath Sunk himself into such a depth of misery, I say, God hath not left them irrecoverable irreconcilable: the Lord doth here profess unto you, that he is willing to be reconciled unto you; yea, we shall see afterward, that he doth entreat you to be reconciled. But here is the first sound of the Trumpet of the Gospel, and blessed are they that hear this joyful sound: namely, that there is a possibility of being reconciled; that the Lord is content to enter into parley with his enemies, for God might have cast them off forever, and never so much as parley with them, as he hath done the Angels that sinned, against whom he was so provoked, that he resolved within himself, and he hath kept his resolution since the beginning of the world, and he will keep it unto all eternity, that he will not so much as enter into parley with those Creatures, or be reconciled with them upon any terms. As when a man is so fallen out with an another, as that if one should come to speak about terms of peace, he cannot endure to hear of them; no, saith he, I will never enter into treaty with him so long as I live, about it. So God will never enter into treaty with the Angels, he will not hear of any terms of Reconciliation, but is resolved to revenge himself upon them to all eternity: therefore the Apostle saith, they are reserved in chains to the judgment of the great day. But now, Lord what shall become of man? poor man might well fear, when he hears what God hath resolved upon against the Angels, he hath cause enough to shake ⟨p. 13⟩at that, for indeed man is a far more poor, and mean, and wretched Creature than those Angels are. If it be so between man, and man, that when a great Prince is offended with some Noble man in his Court, and so offended with him, yea, for his first offence, as that all the men in the world cannot persuade that Prince so much as to vouchsafe to hearken to any terms of reconciliation, and if some meaner officer, some poor Groom shall have offended the King, and provoked his wrath, and hears of this, that his Chief favourite, one that was near unto him; that was always in his presence did but offend him once, and yet the King should never hearken to any means of pacification: surely this man would soon think with himself, Lord what will become of me,?
Doct. That there is a way to make up a peace between God and sinful man. God hath not left mankind, who hath Sunk himself into such a depth of misery, I say, God hath not left them irrecoverable irreconcilable: the Lord doth here professe unto you, that he is willing to be reconciled unto you; yea, we shal see afterward, that he doth intreat you to be reconciled. But here is the first sound of the Trumpet of the Gospel, and blessed are they that hear this joyful sound: namly, that there is a possiblity of being reconciled; that the Lord is content to enter into parly with his enemies, for God might have cast them off forever, and never so much as parly with them, as he hath done the Angels that sinned, against whom he was so provoked, that he resolved within himself, and he hath kept his resolution since the beginning of the world, and he will keep it unto all eternity, that he wil not so much as enter into parly with those Creatures, or be reconciled with them upon any tearms. As when a man is so fallen out with an another, as that if one should come to speak about terms of peace, he cannot endure to hear of them; no, saith he, I will never enter into treaty with him so long as I live, about it. So God wil never enter into treaty with the Angels, he wil not hear of any terms of Reconciliation, but is resolved to revenge himself upon them to al eternity: therefore the Apostle saith, they are reserved in chains to the judgmtnt of the great day. But now, Lord what shal become of man? poor man might well fear, when he hears what God hath resolved upon against the Angels, he hath cause enough to shake ⟨p. 13⟩at that, for indeed man is a far more poore, and mean, and wretched Creature than those Angels are. If it be so between man, and man, that when a great Prince is offended with some Noble man in his Court, and so offended with him, yea, for his first offence, as that all the men in the world cannot perswade that Prince so much as to vouchsafe to hearken to any terms of reconciliation, and if some meaner officer, some poore Groom shal have offended the King, and provoked his wrath, and hears of this, that his Cheif favorite, one that was neer unto him; that was alwaies in his presence did but offend him once, and yet the King should never hearken to any means of pacification: surely this man would soon think with himself, Lord what wil become of me,?
