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

11. That by our Peace, and with our Peace, whatsoever wrath of God, whatsoever Judgments of God comes abroad, or are executed in the world, we come to be freed from the evil of them, so that none of that ⟨p. 32⟩wrath shall befall us, not in any revenging way, as it doth befall wicked and ungodly men, but we shall Certainly be delivered from all the evil of it. When judgments are sent from heaven abroad into the world, there is a protection unto all those that are Reconciled unto God, though there be darkness every where else, yet there is light in their hearts, they are always in Goshen, though God be never so terrible in his judgments unto others, yet this terror of God is taken from them. If you should hear the noise of Trumpets, and Drums, the neighing of Horses, the roaring of Cannons, and shooting of Muskets, and all the dreadful sound of warlike instruments: peradventure at the first it may strike some fear and terror into you, but when you come to hear, that all comes from your friend, it takes away the terror of all these things. If a man comes to a house where there are a Company of fierce mastiff Dogs that are barking as if they would come presently and tear out his throat, he may happily be in some fear; but if the master of the house be his friend, and if he stand by, he need not then fear that any hurt shall come to him by them. It is true indeed, if he be an enemy, or if he be a Thief, that comes to steal, and destroy he may fear these mastiffs. So, the Troubles of the world, may come with open mouth, as if they would devour us, but if we be Gods friends, if he stand by, we need not fear what they can do to us, for we have a quietus est, we have a protection from God from all the evils that are in the world. Though the devouring Angel shall come to destroy, yet (if the blood of Christ who is our Peace be sprinkled upon the posts of the doors of our hearts) this Angel shall pass away from us. This is another fruit of our Peace with God; namely, protection from the wrath of God when it spreads abroad as Lightning in the world.