Sibbes - Houston-Packer Collection BX9318.S45 L5 1638

2, 60 Meditate of this peace. Peace on Earth: a Sacrifice to cod, a Tweet {fuelling Sacrifice of refl:, fo d.othC od inChris g he is the truemet.' cy feate in chrift , in looking to whom , God frees us from_ the curie ofthe Law. lerufalemwas the glory of theworld , and. the Temple was the glory of lerufalem , but the mercy- fente was the glory of the Temple, becaufe that pointed to chrifl, themerey- fente, in whom we have inter- courfe with Godthe Father. . . We conceive not high enough of theMaje ftie of God, when wee goe to him immediatly, we mull goe tthim in his Sonne, whom he hath Pent, and annoynted,and fetforth., as the Propitia- tionforourfanner, andhim hath God the Fatherfoaled; he commeth with authority thereforeGódwill be reconciled in Chrit; we may bind God him. felfe, when we offer Chrift, he is the foundation of reconciliation, andpeace, by Gods appoint. ment, he is ThePrince ofpeace, of his owne an. nointiog,.therefore we may goe boldly toGod, 'to the Throneofgrace in chrijt. And let us often ferioufly meditate of the fweet favour and reconciliation faabltfhed now betweene God and us, through Chrifl; it is the fweetcft meditation. Firff,to alit-Ike in what ill tearmes we arewith God, by nature, and then th ink ehow nearewee are now to God in Chrif, that wee are at peace with him. Me thinks theword is too fhorr,there is more meant then is fpoken. At peace with God in Chrifi, nay, nay nowwe are friends, nay we are fonnes andheires, fellowheres, fellow Kings

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