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

2. How few old ones have you that are fit to instruct young ones, and to come & encourage them in the ways of Righteousness, and to tell them what they have found in Gods ways, and so to provoke them on to the ways of righteousness?

2. How few old ones have you that are fit to instruct young ones, and to come & incourage them in the waies of Righteousness, and to tel them what they have found in Gods waies, and so to provoke them on to the wais of righteousness?

3. How few old ones have you that can delight to see ⟨p. 439⟩God, yet appearing more gloriously in his ways, in his truth, and ordinances than he hath done? nay, are not many vexed, and think to cast off all with an apprehension of novelty? new things that we have, and so upon that vex and fret, and wish that things were as they were formerly of Old?

3. How few old ones have you that can delight to see ⟨p. 439⟩God, yet appearing more gloriously in his waies, in his truth, and ordinances than he hath done? nay, are not many vexed, and think to cast off al with an apprehension of novelty? new things that we have, and so upon that vex and fret, and wish that things were as they were formerly of Old?

4. How many have we that are ancient, that are spiritual and heavenly, that can say with Paul, Now I have finished my course, and have fought the sight of faith, and henceforth is laid up for me a Crown of Glory, Come Lord Jesus, come quickly. Certainly if old age be found in the way of sin, it is as dishonourable as it is glorious when it is found in the ways of righteousness 95