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

The first discovery whether Gods present Mercies be in-lets to future.

When in a mercy there is some special discovery of God unto his people,] (I say) some special and glorious discovery of God in a Mercy, As in his Mercy to Abraham, ⟨p. 389⟩Isaac, Jacob, Solomon, David, &c. There were glorious discoveries of Gods presence, when as Jacob was delivered form Esau, saith Jacob, I have seen thee as the face of God, it may be read thus, I have seen thee after the face of God, after I have seen the face of God I have seen thee; I, that is sweet and comfortable indeed, when we can see a mercy after we have seen the face of God; we can see the face of God in the way of his Mercy, and after we see the face of God, then look upon the Mercy, and then gather this argument, If thou hast an eye that in a Mercy thou canst see the face of God there, and after the sight of the face of God in the mercy, then it is somewhat. Thus in Isay, 26.12. Lord thou wilt ordain peace for us, [thou wilt,] for thou also hast wrought all our works in us, mark the argument, Lord, thou wilt ordain peace, Why? For thou hast wrought all our works in us: This scripture is spoken concerning the deliverance of the people of Israel from their captivity, God did begin to deliver them, and those that were Godly were sure to have deliverance complete, Thou wilt ordain, we are sure of that (say they) why? for thou hast wrought all our works for us, for it is not Cyrus, But it is a remarkable hand of God upon the spirit of Cyrus, and all that is done in our deliverance, it is done through a mighty hand of God; [Thou hast wrought all our works in us;] The work it is a work above Nature, it is a wonderful work of God, and therefore we are sure that thou wilt ordain peace for us; When God appears wonderful remarkably in a Mercy to his people, then they conclude of further Mercies: A most excellent place for that likewise in Psal. 75.5. Unto thee (Oh God) do we give thanks, for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare, mark, [for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare,] Oh Lord! (as if they should have said) we see thy wonderful works, we see thy face, thy Power, thy Glory, thy Mercy, and thy Goodness; we see thy Mercy a creating Mercy and therefore