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

CHAP. 2. That there was a breach made between God and man after a blessed Union

CHAP. 2. That there was a breach made between God and man after a blessed Ʋnion

IN the first Chapter we have much work cut out. Some of the particulars I will pass over very briefly, for my scope and drift is to open to you the Evangelical part of this Text, and to insist specially upon what is plainly expressed, rather than to insist on what is implied. But because we cannot treat of what is expressed without treating a little of what is implied: Therefore in a few lines of that, and so pass on.

IN the first Chapter we have much work cut out. Some of the particulars I wil pass over very briefly, for my scope and drift is to open to you the Evangelical part of this Text, and to insist specially upon what is plainly expressed, rather than to insist on what is implyed. But because we cannot treat of what is expressed without treating a little of what is implyed: Therefore in a few lines of that, and so pass on.

1 That which is implied, is, That there is a Breach made between God and us after Union (I put these two together) There was at first a blessed union between God and man-kind; God did make man in a happy estate according to his own Image, that is, in perfect holiness, and righteousness. When he had made all other Creatures, he makes man as his chosen Creature, stamps upon him his own image, to the end that he might by man have his glory from all the other Creatures that were made, that he might in this world have a creature which might be able to know him, and to worship him, and to serve him, and to take notice of the lustre of his glory that arose from all his other works, and to reflect this glory upon his face: and he made man a Creature fit to do this work. Man was very happy in his first creation in this thing, that God made him of all his creatures fit for such a business to reflect his own glory upon his own face, and so to enjoy communion with himself, which no creature in the world, except the Angels which were in Heaven, were capable of. And the Lord loved this creature, and took delight in him, therefore it is observable in that 1. Gen the last, that though when he beheld all his other works, he only said that they