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

Obj. But you will say we see it otherwise, and we find it otherwise, that there are usually interruptions in Gods mercies even to his people, when God cometh to deal in a way of mercy to his Church, he goes a little way and then he stoppeth, and then there cometh heavy Judgments after them heavy afflictions presently.

Obj. But you wil say we see it otherwise, and we find it otherwise, that there are usually interruptions in Gods mercies even to his peopel, when God cometh to deal in a way of mercy to his Church, he goes a little way and then he stoppeth, and then there cometh heavy Judgments after them heavy afflictions presently.

Ans. Now for the answering of that.

1. We are to know that we must of necessity grant, that there may be some interruptions for the present in Gods mercies to his people, but there is a difference between interruption and cutting off, it may seem for the present to be interrupted, but it runs under ground still, and hath it's course, as they say there is a river that runs fifty miles under the ground, and there cometh up again, so it may be with Gods mercies towards his people, though they see them not. His Children have their portions in his Judgments, many times God cometh in a Judgment, and then he lets the wicked prosper, I but his Justice hath it's course under ground, and runs out of sight, and comes up again, that is very observable and may concern our present occasion, for our instruction in Gods dealing with his people, in bringing of them out off captivity, and repairing the wall and the Temple, God had made many glorious promises to his people, what he would do for them, in returning them from captivity, and building of their city again, well, after the seventy years came, God did begin to work wonderfully gloriously for them, but if you observe a little and read the story you may find that between their beginning to return from the captivity and the finishing of