Keach - Houston-Packer Collection BT155 .K4 1698

'1jE Q101 taunt ofpeaceOpt ct+ ven, granted, or vouchfafed to all thofe that are brought intoCovenant with God. I have pafléd through an Induction of twelve Particulars, upon this account: Tbirteenthly, The laft Priviledge, or Blef fingthat is hereby procured andgranted,which I (hall (peak to now, is that of a Free Trade to A Free Heaven This, you know, is one of the great and chiefeit Bleffings that follows a Peace made zbscO between Princes and States on Earth. Want of I. Warflops up, or interrupteth all Tradeand Peace, Commercebetwixt thofe Kingdoms and States ttat are at War one with another, the fad and bitterEfFeds of this we in this Nation have lately felt, by means of the late War, which now is happily ended ;) even fo, my Brethren, all Spiritual Trade and Commerce betwixt God and Man, was flop'd, andutter- ly interrupted by that fearful War,which was occafioned by our Sin and Rebellion againft God in the firft Adam ; The Flaming_Sword that turned every way, was a Token of this n Poor Man could not nowmake any approach to God, no Trading to Heaven any More for Mankind, until his Peace is made, or pro- cured. 1. Godwill not admit Sinners to receive Mai anyof his Special, Spiritual, Saving, and Soul- meant ky inriching Commodities, tho through his great the inter- Bounty andGoodnefs he doth give forthcorn- áup rra mon Gifts, or Earthly gdod things to his ing zvj Enemies. God. z. Nor will God receiveof Man any thing that hebath, or can do, or offer to him, until S z hit 259

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