3oz Epheflans,Chap. z, VER,16. na-'8 r7 . Reconcitiati- on with God, inwhat. Vf, I. Make lure of loch retort cilement. Rom. s.3 t. 7e 2. Renew it hill after every breach. Doft.3. ' To circa be tocoa rut- get into Cbrift. to the Eons of men, Luc. 2.14. We by nature are full of pollution, which the eyes of Gods holineffe cannot behold; but in Chrifl, who is the well-beloved, in whom he is well.pleated, Match. 3. 17. he cometh to be well - pleafed with us, to bear us great good will, and to be de- lighted in us. This the Lord promifed, Ifa.65. i 8. i willmake Imp- ly?: a refacing, andher peoplea jay; which fheweth nothing elfe, but that Gods favour, his pleafure and goodwill fhould be toward every member of his Churchon the face of the earth ; yea in ifa. 62.4. he promifeth, that the Church in the New Teftament fhall be called his Chepht7tibah , for the Lord fhould delight in her. But to fee the hea- venly meaningof this more brightly, we are to know, that as hatred or difpleafure arenot properly in God as affeétions, but therefore gi- ven tohim, becaufehefhunneth a thing, and punifheth it, which men do when they hate; or are difpleafedwith any thing : Even fo, recon- ciliation is- attributed to God, becaufe he worketh the fame which man cloth , bearing good-will, and being kindely and favourably affeûed. Now if one fhould ask, in what this ftandeth ; I anfwer, r. In the removall ofall that whichwas hateful]. z. In that the love of God is procured. 3. In that the fruits of his love are communicated : By e vlafes was the Law, butgrace and truth came by lefecs thrift, John I. 17. It reacheth us, that we labour to know our felves reconciled to God in Chrift, and for aflurance of it by the Spirit of God. To ftir p us up to this, confider; Is God our enemy e Who then canbe our friend e As the Apoftle faith on the contrary, IfGod be with us, who can be againji as ? So if hebe againft-us, who can be for use In his favour is life, his wrath and anger is more bitter then death ; if all the world be not worth one fmile of his countenance, who for all the world would indure the frowns of his facer AhaJhuerefhwas angry with Haman, Hansen face was prefently covered, darkneffe and blackneffe belt befitted him, when now the King was angry with him; Was it thus with him , when but man frowned r Thenwell may they take their leave of all outward comforts , that bland under the wrath of God. If the difpleafureof a King be death , how many deaths muff Gods difpleafure be, whofe wrath is everlafting, and burns to hell and deftruétion r Have we therefore broken our peace with God, loft his favour e What is to be done e Take a courfe feek and fue unto to live again , him in, Chrift, whom he hath fet forth to be a reconciliation for us, through faith in his blood ; and that God , who chargeth us to for- get all quarrells and wrongs, when once our brethren call for peace, he will himfelf make good that which he bath promifed, Paying, Return unto mc, and I willreturn untoyou, faith the Lord, Ze- chariah r.3. Thirdly , we fee hence in what order we come to be reconciled to God, We mull get fellowfhip with Chrifl, we muff be incorporated in i him,
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