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 Other; and If this gospel be still hid to you, then after the, hell and you will meet together, and the flames of divine wrath and you will meet and you will embrace each other to eternity; and the motto written upon the door of your hell, will be, The vengeance of Truth and Righteousness for the abuse of Mercy and Peace. Let this word of terror sink into your confidence, O graceless, Christless, unbelieving soul, that never saw the glory nor felt the virtue of this blessed meeting; and Gallic like, care for none of these things. But on the other hand, 9. Hence, from this doctrine, see ground of comfort to all believers in Christ who have seen the glory, and felt the virtue of this harmonious meeting of divine Attributes in Christ. This doctrine is as comfortable to you, as it is terrible to others. Can you say before God, that your two marks are your experience? Then I can say, that all the comforts, that issue from that glorious meeting in Christ, belong to you; and God allows you strong consolation who have fed for refuge to the hope set before you: For that city of refuge, to which you have fled, is the center of the meeting, and the tryfling place, where they kiss one another harmoniously. Why, say you, what concern have I in their meeting and embracing each other? O believer, they met together for your sake, and kissed one another out of love to you, for there was no real jarring among them ; but all the apparant jarring was about you and how they should all be glorified in your salvation; and when infinite wisdom found the ransom, and saw the way to all your eternal happiness: Then they hugged each other in their arms, as it were in a rapture of joy, for your sake, Prov. viii. 21. His delight 'were with the sons of men. It was not one Attribute only that had its delight, satisfaction, and glory, its delights in the plural number; For all the Attributes of God had their lights, and whereabout was it? Why, the counsel of peace was concerning you: For his delight were -with the sons of men. And you having seen the glory of his device, and felt something of the virtue thereof: God and you have met together, and. Christ and you have kissed each other; he hath embraced you, and have embraced him; and that embracement is a pledge and earnest that he and you will meet together