The sound believer, or, A treatise of evangelical conversion discovering the work of Christs…The sound beleever, or, A treatise of evangelicall conversion discovering the work of Christs…

2. That the Lord should be pacified wholly and thoroughly, that there should be no anger left •or you to feel. The poor afflicted Church might object against those sweet promises made her, Isa. 27.1, 2, 3. that she felt no love: You are mistaken, saith the Lord, Fury is not in me, vers. 4. Indeed against briars and thorns, and obstinate sinners that prick and cut me to the very ⟨p. 276⟩heart by their impenitency, I have, but none against you: Out of Christ, God is a consuming fire, but in Christ he is nothing else but love, 1 Joh. 4.16. and though there may be fatherly frowns, chastisements, reproofs, and rods, though he may for a time hide his face, shut out thy prayers, defer to fulfil promises, &c. yet all th•se are out of pure love to thee, and thou shalt see it, and feel it so in thy latter end, Heb. 12.8, 9. Never did David love Jonathan (whose love exceeded) as the Lord loves thee from his very heart: Now thou art in Christ by faith.

2. That the Lord should bee pacified wholly and thorowly, that there should be no anger left •or you to feele. The poore afflicted Church might object against those sweet promises made her, Isa. 27.1, 2, 3. that she felt no love: You are mistaken, saith the Lord, Fury is not in me, vers. 4. Indeed against bryars and thornes, and obstinate sinners that prick and cut me to the very ⟨p. 276⟩heart by their impenitencie, I have, but none against you: Out of Christ, God is a consuming fire, but in Christ he is nothing else but love, 1 Joh. 4.16. and though there may bee fatherly frownes, chastisements, reproofes, and rods, though hee may for a time hide his face, shut out thy prayers, deferre to fulfill promises, &c. yet all thse are out of pure love to thee, and thou shalt see it, and feele it so in thy latter end,