Zbe Qtobenant ofpence OpenctD, weak And doubting Believer, hath but little Peace in his own Confcience, hebeing too fub- jea to ground his Peaceon his good and lively Frame, or to judge of his Juflification by the degrees of his San&ihcation, or inherent Ho- linefs, tho the State of the weaken Chriftian, is as fafe as the ftrongeft, yet he has not that Peace and Comfort others have. But no more as to this, Secondly, I (hall open the Nature of this Peace. t. It is Peace with God, the Mighty God, The Excel. God is herebybecome our Friend, all Enmity lent Na- .or Wrath inGod againfl the Soul is gone for tune of ever, and all Enmity that was in the Soul a- Peace gaint God, is removed or taken away alto, pen d ob there being a Mutual Peace and Reconciliati- virtue of on ; I do not fay God can no more be offended the cove with the Sdul, but ifhebe, yet he will not be nam' provoked to Wrath, or to let out his again: Jr? n eL fuch a Perfon any more for ever. 2. ,frill the afhings of God towards his People, are in Love, tho the poor Believer, perhaps, cannot fee it thus, but fears the contrary My Brethren, God receives us into his intire Affeaions, and lets out his Love and Bowels towards us, and aas always towards us as a tender Father to his Children. 3. We hereby enter all-lolly into a League with God, God takes the Soul into an everlaffing Covenant of Peace, and the Soul alfo takes God to be his God in the fameEverlafting Co- venant, as you have heard, which Covenant all the Powers of Hell and Darknefs can never break 287
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