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

First, hence followeth peace with all the Creatures in the world; whereas before, not only God was an enemy, but all the Creatures were enemies: the good Creatures, the ill Creatures, thy Companions whom thou thoughtest to be thy friends; the Heavens, the earth, the Beasts in the field, the Stones in thy House, they were all thy enemies, not the least Creature in the world but was one of the Host of God ready pressed to avenge the quarrel of God upon thee. You are ⟨p. 26⟩afraid of soldiers, why have you not all this while been afraid of the Host of the Almighty God? God hath Soldiers enough, even in your own house which he can raise up against you; he can raise the very dog that is in your family to tear out your throat if he once give him a Commission; for there is an enmity between every Creature, and a sinful soul, and it must be so. If there be an enmity against the General, and Commander in chief of the Army, there must needs be then the like enmity against the soldiers. Thou that art a sinful soul, thou walkest up and down in the midst of Gods Host that are ready every moment to destroy thee, and that stands waiting for a Commission from God, the Lord of Host to revenge his quarrel upon thee. But now being once reconciled unto God, all this Host, all the whole Creation is reconciled unto thee. All the good Creatures, the Angels they are now for thy good, whereas before they stood ready waiting for a Commission from God to strike thee to the heart, for the Angels do wait when God will give them a command to execute upon those that offend him, and they are gone presently to put the same in execution; and so it is with every other Creature. But now being reconciled, these Angels are become ministering spirits unto thee. It is a great matter to have the Angels reconciled: by being at peace with God they come to be Reconciled also unto thee, and instead of being thy enemies, they are as so many fair chariots to guard thee from whatsoever may hurt thee. The same I may say of all evil Creatures too, they are all so far reconciled to thee, as that they shall do thee no hurt or prejudice. But