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

6. Hence there may be a sweet, and blessed trade between Heaven and Earth, between God, and the soul Reconciled. As in Countries that are at War one with another, there cannot be any traffic, or trading between those Countries. But if once there come to be a League and a Peace made up between the one and the other, then ⟨p. 29⟩trade is open. So it is between God, and the soul. And the truth is, there is no free trade made between Heaven and us, till Peace be made, we cannot trade to Heaven, and fetch Commodities from thence, we may speak to Heaven, and Cry, and say our Prayers (as the phrase is) but to fetch from thence the rich Commodities that are in that Country, we cannot till there be a Peace Concluded. Indeed a gracious heart that is Reconciled to God, never sends up a prayer unto God, but he doth as a rich man that sendeth a Ship to the Indies, nay, it is far more & better, for you may loose your Ship, and your adventure that you send may miscarry: But when a gracious soul trades with God, and sendeth his Ship of prayer to Heaven, he never fails of having a sweet and rich return.

6. Hence there may be a sweet, and blessed trade between Heaven and Earth, between God, and the soul Reconciled. As in Countries that are at Warr one with another, there cannot be any traffique, or trading between those Countries. But if once there come to be a League and a Peace made up between the one and the other, then ⟨p. 29⟩