The display of glorious grace, or, The covenant of peace opened in fourteen sermons…

II. And as Peace is Universally to be proclaimed to all Nations, or in all Parts of the World, whither God, by his Providence, is pleased to send the Gospel.

¹So also, in respect to all sorts of Sins, and Sinners, i. e. Pardon is proclaimed of all kind of Sins, and free Forgiveness and Peace in Christ, is offered to all manner of Sinners, Rebels, and Traitors to God, whatsoever they ⟨p. 157⟩are, not one Sin excepted, save only, the Sin against the Holy Ghost; in some Proclamations, or Acts of Indemnity, many Crimes are excepted, as Murder, High-Treason, Felony, and the like, but it is not so here; for whosoever they are, tho never such horrid Blasphemers, haters of God, Traitors to him, and Rebels against him, if they come in, and accept of Peace, and lay hold of the King's Grace, humbly believing in Jesus Christ, or throwing themselves at his Feet, all their Treasons, Murders, Felonies, Blasphemy, Adultery, Drunkenness, Swearing, Idolatry, Heresy, Sodomy, Incest, Buggery, Covetousness, Lying, Thieving, Back-biting, Cheating, Backsliding, or whatever else they have done, all shall be forgiven, forgotten, and passed by for ever, as I told you before; yea, tho they have done all the evil things as they could,² Will he reserve his Anger for ever, will he keep it to the end; behold thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest: Tho this People had committed Adultery, Idolatry, and had rejected the True God, and worshipped Idols, and dealt most treacherously with the God of Heaven and Earth; yet see what the Lord says;³ Go and proclaim these Words towards the North, and say, Return thou Backsliding Israel, saith the Lord: That is, Believe, plead your Pardon in and by the Blood of my Son, and I will not cause mine Anger to fall upon you, for I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep Anger for ever: God out of Christ, is a consuming Fire, but in him a reconciled God; only acknowledge thine Iniquity.