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

A Use of Exhortation to us all, to follow God on in the way of his Mercies, when God hath opened a door of hope to us, let us follow on after God; 63. Psalm. 8. the Psalmest there speaks of God unto them, but mark what use he makes of it, my soul (saith he) follows hard after God, O! this should be our course, ⟨p. 405⟩doth God come at any time particularly to us in any way of Mercy? Let our soul follow hard after God, when Jacob was wrestling with the Angel, and day began to dawn, the Angel would have been gone, O! strive and wrestle the more. What! doth the day dawn? many times thou art wrestling a long time with God, & still there is nothing but darkness in thy soul, but thou doest hold on through Gods Grace to thee, at length the day beginneth to dawn, God beginneth to let in some light to thy Soul, and yet (it may be) even at that time, God seemeth as if he would be gone, O! stir up thy self then, and wrestle indeed, when the day beginneth to dawn, O! that thou mightest have more might then, as (you know that place that) God bids David and his people, when you hear the noise (saith he) in the mulberry trees, bestir your selves, for God is going out before you then; So I may say, when you feel God stirring in your hearts, and have some impressions of God upon your spirits, O! bestir your selves, follow on the good work of the Lord. I remember we read in the gospel, of the poor blind man crying after Christ, O! Son of David have Mercy upon me; some would have had him hold his peace, but at length Christ pitying of him, asketh who it is that cried after him, and those that were by came •o the bind man, and said thus to him, be of good comfort, for he calls thee; I have observed that he went as fast as he cold then, and eared no danger of stumbling at any place. So I may say to many of your souls, it may be your case at this present thou hast bin crying for the sight of thy eyes, O! that he would show me his truth, and open the gospel, and the mysteries of it, O! that he would open my heart, and give me a soft heart, and a believing heart, whereas I have an unbelieving heart: well, be of good comfort, he calls thee, now he works by his spirit and calls thee, O! now bestir thy self, and go on after God in this way.