;Aq. Lphe¡ians,Chapa. V ER,16.í Gal. 6.14. Godforbid that I Jboadd rejoyce in any thing, but in the crof of our Lord lefiss Chrif4 Col. 2. 15. Be triumphed over principalities andpowers in the fame crofe5 t Cor.z.z. I efjeem to kiownothing among you, but Chriji crucìfred. Dab.. YVe fee then what c hashdone, that he might make a peace twixt eu chrie crud- and God, he hash offeredhimfelfupon the crop. It is Chritts facrifice, fled, fete a peace for w which reftoreth amity twixr God and us; which was typically taught, with God. in as much as the Lord finelled a favour of reff from the facrifices offered for fin; and the Apoftle telling us, how Godwas in Chrifi recen- % cor.9.i9. ciling theworldtohim(elf, doth fhew,that this wasby making Chrift a pour tt mgr facrifice for fin. The whichwill be thus cleared to you, ifyou confi- donehereunto der what things muff be wrought for the mutuall reconciliationof God and man , which are thefe four s two on Gods part, two on mans. As r. the matter kindling Gods anger, muff be flaked. a. Gods favour mull be procured, in the offending perfon. . The enmity of our nature mull be abolifhcd. 2. Our love mull be regained to him ; zs in the pacification of two difagreeing, we mull firft ftill theanger , work the affedtion to re-entertain as heretofore, elfe we should onlymake him no enemy, not a friend alfo. In the partyoffending, we muff make him lay afide rancor, and perfwade him to love, and the offices of love, toward himwhom he bath offended. Now that which taketh away fin, and fo anger againft fin, is Chrift crucified. Hebr.9 zz. Without Jhedding of blood, no remiffionof fin. The blood of Chriff purgeth allfin, r John r. 9. 2. That for which God doth not onely put afide anger, but become a father to us, is the looking on his Son offered a favour of ref}, inwhom (he faith)lam wellpleafed, Mat.3. r 7. That fpirit which killeth our enmity, healeth our poyfoned natures, maketh us live fruit full inall thefe things which are pleafing to God , all is given us Ga 4'4'GIL; through Chri l crucified) this fpirit whichdoth circumcife the heart to r4. Tir. ;.6. Yfe t. In the terrour of fin lookat Chriftcruci- fied. 2. Bewilling to be reconciled wich God. love God. So then we fee what we muff look to, if the wrath of God do fling us, Chrift crucified is the propitiatory facrifice even as they looked to that brazen Serpent, fo muff we to Chrift; the corretfionof our peace was on him, Ifa. 5 3. If we would have the loveof God bro- ken out on us, we mutt hold Chrift crucified. It doth confirm our faith, that the Lord Jefus will bring.us to glo- rie, Rom. 5.20. For ifwhen we were enemies, we were reconcildlo gad by the death of his Son ; much morebeing reconciled, we }hall befaved by his life. A groundof Exhortation untoall, that they would be reconciled, we elfe make the blood of Chrift a vain thing, when we will not be reconciled to God : Like as a Traytor in hold for Treafon, fhould ftill plot and praClifc more villany 5 and when the Prince had procured his pardon, should Rill confpire, and not liften to thebenefit, nor fit his heart to return into the Kings favour. VERS.
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