The child's portion, or, The unseen glory of the children of God asserted and…

1. That this is the privilege of a People in visible Covenant with God, that there is no threatening denounced against them, but with a gracious reserve and room to reverse it in case of Repentance. God sometimes indeed seems to speak positively, but then, to lenify such absolute threatenings, and render them equivalent to ⟨p. 176⟩Hypothetical, he speaks after the manner of men, of repenting. God imitates his own Law, for in making of War, he first proffers Peace, and presents men with terms of compliance: When he takes up arms, he would be glad if there were some to hold his hands: When he saith I will do thus, yet then he wisheth Israel to prepare to meet him, Amos 4. 12. If a People of God suffer at his hands, it shall be through their own wilfulness. God can threaten and never execute, and yet be God unchangeable, always provided his People do truly repent and amend their ways and doings.

1. That this is the priviledge of a People in visible Covenant with God, that there is no threatning denounced against them, but with a gracious reserve and room to reverse it in case of Repentance. God sometimes indeed seems to speak positively, but then, to lenefie such absolute threatnings, and render them equivalent to ⟨p. 176⟩Hypothetical, he speaks after the manner of men, of repenting. God imitates his own Law, for in making of War, he first proffers Peace, and presents men with termes of compliance: When he takes up armes, he would be glad if there were some to hold his hands: When he saith I will do thus, yet then he wisheth Israel to prepare to meet him, Amos 4. 12. If a People of God suffer at his hands, it shall be through their own wilfulness. God can threaten and never execute, and yet be God unchangeable, alwayes provided his People do truely repent and amend their wayes and doings.