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

Now the Doctrine, it may be opened in these several particulars.

The first is this. That enmity which we have heard of before, when once God comes to be Reconciled to a soul, is all done away; all that enmity, is then so removed, as that the ways of the Lord to a man are turned quite contrary to that they have formerly been; which I shall afterwards discover in the effect of this Reconciliation more fully. But this is the first thing; the doing away of all that wrath, and displeasure that was in the heart of God against the sinner; so that if it were possible that you could but look into the heart of God, you should not see any remainder of that wrath, and displeasure that was in him, because of sin. It is true, if we do consider of God in all his workings together, from Election to glorification; it will be hard to affirm, that ever God should be in a way of enmity against his Elect ones, because he did always love them; for the truth is; though we conceive Gods works by pieces, yet they are all one in him; but if we would understand God aright, we must understand him in relation to his Creature, and in relation unto himself; for as God is in himself, it is impossible for us to understand him: but, we must understand him in reference to his Creatures; there we find, that one excellency of God is cut into several pieces, and parts; and that one act of God, which is his own being is discovered in several ways of acting.

The first is this. That enmity which we have heard of before, when once God comes to be Reconciled to a soul, is al done away; al that enmity, is then so removed, as that the wayes of the Lord to a man are turned quite contrary to that they have formerly been; which I shal afterwards discover in the effect of this Reconciliation more fully. But this is the first thing; the doing away of all that wrath, and displeasure that was in the heart of God against the sinner; so that if it were possible that you could but look into the heart of God, you should not see any remainder of that wrath, and displeasure that was in him, because of sin. It is true, if we do consider of God in al his workings together, from Election to glorification; it wil be hard to affirme, that ever God should be in a way of enmity against his Elect ones, because he did alwaies love them; for the truth is; though we conceive Gods works by peeces, yet they are al one in him; but if we would understand God aright, we must understand him in releation to his Creature, and in releation unto himself; for as God is in himself, it is impossible for us to understand him: but, we must understand him in reference to his Creatures; there we find, that one excellency of God is cut into several peeces, and parts; and that one act of God, which is his own being is discovered in several waies of acting.