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

The seventh discovery Whether Gods present mercies be in-lets to future mercies.

When as we are careful to consecrate the first fruits of our Mercies to God, when the first fruits of the good we do receive, are ever consecrated to God, then it is but an inlet of further Mercies; for so it was here. This valley of Achon you know it was by Jericho, as an evidence unto them that they should have all the Land of Canaan, ⟨p. 395⟩now what did they at Jericho? they did devote all to God, the whole City to God with the suburbs of it were devoted to God, they consecrated the first fruits of Canaan at their entering into Canaan, where Jericho was, and this valley of Acon was just by it; when God did begin to give them possession of that good land, they did devote the first fruits to God, and so it became an evidence to them, that they should possess the Good land afterwards; So when God beginneth in a way of mercy and goodness, then if a people, or family or particular man or woman, begineth to devote that first fruit of mercy to God, it is evident it is a door of hope of further Mercy. Thus I have done with the explication, I am sorry I have no more time for the application, I will pass over things as briefly as I can, it is the last of all I most intend. for the First therefore.

When as we are careful to consecrate the first fruits of our Mercies to God, when the first fruits of the good we do receive, are ever consecrated to God, then it is but an inlet of further Mercies; for so it was here. This vally of Achon you know it was by Jerico, as an evidence unto them that they should have al the Land of Canan, ⟨p. 395⟩now what did they at Jericho? they did devote al to God, the whole City to God with the suburbs of it were devoted to God, they consecrated the first fruites of Canan at their entering into Canan, where Jericho was, and this valey of Acon was just by it; when God did begin to give them possession of that good land, they did devote the first fruits to God, and so it became an evidence to them, that they should possesse the Good land afterwards; So when God beginneth in a way of mercy and goodness, then if a people, or family or particular man or woman, begineth to devote that first fruit of mercy to God, it is evident it is a doore of hope of further Mercy. Thus I have done with the explication, I am sory I have no more time for the application, I wil passe over things as briefly as I can, it is the last of al I most intend. for the First therefore.