Christs eternal existence, and the dignity of his person asserted and proved in opposition…

5. This death commendeth the love of God to us, for it is the great demonstration of it. Many draw a quite contrary conclusion as if he were with much a do brought to have mercy on us, but they forget that he is first and chief in the design, 2 Cor. 5.19 God was in Christ Reconciling the World unto himself, Christ came from heaven to declare to us the greatness of Gods love. God thought nothing too dear for us, not the Son of his love, nor his death, ignominy and shame, Rom. 5.8. God commendeth his love in that while we were yet sinners Christ dyed for us. When we had alienated our hearts from God, refused his service, and could expect nothing but the rigour of his Law and vindictive Justice, then he spared not his own Son to bring about this Reconciliation for us.

6. As God is pacified, so it gives us hopes: our business lieth not with a God offended, but with a God Reconciled: if we had not to do with a pacified God, who could lif• up his face to h••, or think a comfortable thought of him, but this gives us hope, Rom. 5.10. For i• when we were Enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his son, much more being reconciled we shall be ⟨p. 233⟩saved by his Life. We were enemies by sin in us which God hateth, and declareth his wrath against it in the Law. Then by the satisfaction wrought by Christ, we were restored to his favour, so far that free and easy conditions were procured in the Gospel, and his spirit is offered to prepare and fit us for a Life of Glory. We have heard what Christ hath done.

6. As God is pacifyed, so it gives us hopes: our business lyeth not with a God offended, but with a God Reconciled: if we had not to do with a pacifyed God, who could lif up his face to h, or think a comfortable thought of him, but this gives us hope,