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x,'4.
All taken
away
by
Chrift.
Objeii.
I.
rt/Infm.
Luke
zz.çt.
Obleff.
2.
eRnfw.
Objeti.
3.
linfw.
Vfe
r:
In
all
rerrour
oFconfcience
look
to Chrift.
Now
Chrift bath
put
an end
to
all thefe wars, at his coming
all are
hufht, and
peace
made on
all
hands.
I.
He
hath reconciled
us
to God,
z
Car.5.19.
Rom.5.I.
This
le
my
beloved Sen,
in
whom
i
reff
well
pleafed,Mat.3.1 7.
This
was
it
which
all
the atonements made
by propitiatory
facrifices,
did pre-
fignifie;
even
how this high Prieft,
Jefus
Chrift,fhould with the
facrifice
of
his
body,
make
God
and
us
one again in
mutualllove,
as
he
and
the
Fa-
ther are one.
2.
The good
Angels come
to be
at one
with
us in
Chrift
;
They
re-
joyce
in
a
fanners converfion,
Luke 15.
to.
now min:firingffirits
for
the
good
of
the
elell,
Heb. 1.14. they preach Peace, and
are thankfull
for
our weal
and happinel
%.
3.
We
have peace
with the
creatures;
as
was promifed,
Aofea
2. 18.
lob
5.
23.
The heavens hear the
earth,
the earth the
corn,
wine
and
oyl.
4. In
Chrift,
outward
and
inward peace amongft men
;
Jew
and
Gentile bath
he united, all
of
one
heart,
knit
together
in
the
bond
of
peace, foretold by the
Prophet,
Efey
2.4.
and
11.7.
5.
In Chrift
we came to have peace
of
confcience in our
felves,
even
that
peace
which paffeth underffanding,a continuall
feaff;
boldneffe,
and confidenceto
God -ward,
Epbef.
3.12.
But
it
may be objedted, &l3, what
Chrift
faith, He
came
not
to
fend peace, but
a
fword.
This doth
nor make
any thing
againft
it,
That
he
as
the
,flhor,r
peace
:
For the
fame peace
is
not
underftood
in
both
thefe
places;
He
came
not
to
fend
peace,
that
is, carnall
peace; he
is
the Author
onely
of
fpirituall peace.
Secondly,it
is
objelled,that
the
Elate
of
the Jews,to whom
he came,
was
turbulent, full
of
tumult,
till
they
were fubverted.
True,
the
ftate
of
the Temple
and Jews was
rroublefome;
but
fo,
that the world
could
not
take away this peace ,
My peace
I
give
unto
you,
and
none
flail
take
it
from
you,
Joh.
16.22.
Thirdly,
it
is
objeéted,
that
we
finde
in
our
felves
,
finde
we
came
to be
in him, more difquietncffe then we ever
tailed before.
To
which
I
anfwer, what we
finde in
the world,we
muff
look
for;
in
the world
ye
flail
have
affliilion: And what
we
finde in
our
felves,
taketh away the feeling
of
peace, not
peace
it
feif; like
as
in
juggling,
things remain unaltered,
though
our
fenfe
is
corrupted.
Secondly,
he
is an
Author
of
peace, but
applyeth it
fucceffively
by degrees
:
Like matter,
like
man;
like
Prince,
like
people
:
Chrift
for
a
while indured many and great
troubles,
and fo
mutt
his
members.
This doth let
us fee,
to what
we
mull look
in
all
our terrors
of
confcience,
by apprehenfion
of
Gods wrath,even to
Jefus
Chrift,
he
who bath with
his
blood quenched
this
wilde -fire; for,
Cods
wrath
is
a
confumtng
fire,
I
-Iebr. i
s.29
We
with
skreens
do
keep
the
fire
from
our faces
and eyes;
but they
are wife, which put between their
fouls
and