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

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1. To Exhort you to enter into this peace that you may be partakers of the fruit of ⟨p. 243⟩Christs Blood, and the virtue of his cross may be effectual in you.

1. Let me reason a periculo, from the danger, consider what it is to be at odds with God, and how soon and how easily he can revenge his quarrel against you, and how miserable they will be for ever, that are not found of him in a state of peace, Psal. 7.11, 12, 13. God is angry with the wicked every day, if he turn not, he will w•et his sword; he hath bent his bow, and will make his Arrows ready. There the Psalmist representeth God and man as in a state of hostility against each other. The wicked man affronts his holiness, questions his justice, slights his wrath, breaks his Laws, wrongeth his people, and saith tush, I shall have peace though I add drunkenness to thirst. God for a while giveth time and warning, but every moment can break in upon us, for he is able easily to deal with us, Cominus hand to hand, for he hath his sword; Eminus at a distance, for he hath his bow: he is not only able to deal with them but ready, for he is whetting his Sword and hath bent his Bow, the Arrow is upon the string though not as yet sent or shot out, what remedy then is there. There is but one ⟨p. 244⟩exception if he turn not; if he be not reduced and brought home to God by a timely Repentance, he falleth into the hands of the living God. Now no persons are in so dangerous an estate as those that have peace offered and despise it,