Sinner, the gospel, for as much as you despise it, is what belongs unto your peace. There is no peace out of Christ - there is no peace and safety here in this world, where Satan's darts are flying so thick, but under the wings of Jesus. The secret lies in this, they are blind, insensible, spiritually dead. They do not know their own selves. In a time of trouble the gospel peculiarly belongs to your peace.
Man is born to trouble.
The past year has proved that in many of your families there have been many sicknesses, many deaths, and many last farewells among you. What an awful and miserable thing it must be, to be without peace when the storm comes. It must surely be an important thing to get into Christ, before trouble, and sickness, and death comes. In truth, the gospel does belong to your peace. All the time I have been among you, I have been offering you peace.