The four under the strongest obligation to stand back from backsliding thereto, but let them not return again to folly: For true peace with God brings in war with sin. But this is further explained in the main leading part thereof, namely salvation and glory, v.9.Sure by his salvation is near to them that fear him , that glory dwell in our land. Now whatever other salvation be here imported, Christ is the great salvation intended; when he is near in view, then the believer cries out with old simeon, Now mine eyes have seen thy salvation: And whatever any other glory and honour be here imported, Christ is the chief glory here intended: when he goes away from a land then Ichabod, the glory is departed, but where he abides glory dwells; for he is called, A light to the lighter the Gentiles , and the glory of his people Israel; but now, if we would know what sort of glory it is that appears when Christ is revealed, why its even the glorious harmony of all the divine Attributes illustriously shinning in him who is both our salvation and our glory 'Mercy and truth are meeting together, and righteousness and peace have kissed each other. Now tho these words may be applied to the happy meeting of grace in men, upon the revelation of Christ in the soul, which I may afterwards notice in the sequel, and in which sense some interpreters understand it, yet I take it mainly to import the happy meeting of perfections in God to be glorified in the sinners salvation by Jesus Christ Which is a gloss that no interpreter I have had occasion to consult does neglect or omit: and if any of them should miss it, I think they would miss the very ground-work and foundation of all other happy meetings ‘ Mercy and truth have met together, righteousness and peace have killed each other.’ In the words you may notice, 1st. The members of the meeting, '2dly. The manner of the meeting.
3dly The harmony of the meeting, 4thly, The
The strangeness of it. Notice,' I say, First the members of the meeting, Mercy, truth, righteousness and peace, I hope I need not caution some in this assembly that they beware of imagining these various perfection of God under thy
