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

never any Assembly in the world had opportunities of greater mercy from God to his people than these have: were I to speak to them, I should seek to persuade, that as ever they would have God open to any of their souls, for themselves or their posterity, when they shall knock at Gods door of mercy, that they would be faithful in keeping the door of hope open unto us, & that we might enter comfortably into it; I should cry unto them, that they would set open their own hearts, open ye gates, & be ye opened ye everlasting doors, that Christ the King of Glory might enter into your hearts & families, & be set up there but because I am not to speak to them, but to you this day, I shall direct my self unto you in that that is suitable to this auditory I am preaching to. The exhortation of God to you is; that you would take notice of the great work of God in this door of hope, that you would give him the glory, that you would praise his name for his wondrous works, declare that his name is nigh, and therefore praise him, that you would seek God now earnestly, when he is in a way of mercy. O! that you would seek to praise him now, and praise him as much as ever you can, that you would close with God in the great work that God is about, that according to your several places and ranks, you would further the great work that God hath opened a door unto, that now you would bestir you: while God is stirring in a way of mercy, be you all stirring in a way of endeavours, according unto the mercy God hath sent, that your hearts might be up and kept up, as Gods heart is up at this time, and be kept up for ever, and to that end that⟨p. 408⟩ your hearts might be a little stirred to further the work of God, and towards keeping open this door, take these Considerations.

never any Assembly in the world had opportunities of greater mercy from God to his people than these have: were I to speake to them, I should seeke to perswade, that as ever they would have God open to any of their souls, for themselves or their posterity, when they shal knock at Gods door of mercy, that they would be faithful in keeping the door of hope open unto us, & that we might enter comfortably into it; I should cry unto them, that they would set open their own hearts, open ye gates, & be ye opened ye everlasting doores, that Christ the King of Glory might enter into your hearts & families, & be set up there but because I am not to speake to them, but to you this day, I shal direct my selfe unto you in that that is sutable to this auditory I am preaching to. The exhortation of God to you is; that you would take notice of the great work of God in this doore of hope, that you would give him the glory, that you would praise his name for his wonderous works, declare that his name is nigh, and therefore praise him, that you would seek God now earnestly, when he is in a way of mercy. O! that you would seeke to praise him now, and praise him as much as ever you can, that you would close with God in the great work that God is about, that according to your several places and rankes, you would further the great worke that God hath opened a door unto, that now you would bestir you: while God is stirring in a way of mercy, be you al stirring in a way of endeavours, according unto the mercy God hath sent, that your hearts might be up and kept up, as Gods heart is up at this time, and be kept up for ever, and to that ende that