Spiritual Peace' and Comfort. 19 perfealyGood , though he fhould for ever torment the moff innocent creatures ? Anfw. Thefe are ignorant prefumptuous intru± ons into that which is unfearchable. Where cloth Scripture fay as you fay ? judge ofGod, as he re- vealeth himfelf ; or you will but delude your felf,and abufe him. All his works reprefent himmerciful : for his Mercy if overall his work!, and legible in them all. His word faith, He is Good a doth Good, Pfal, I anc i 4.5.9. How himfelfdoth proclaimhis own Name, Exod. 34. 6,7. l toldyoubefore. Themoil merciful men arehis liveliefUmage : and therefore he plants Mery in them in their converhon, as a princi- pal part of 'their new nature : and commands of mercifulnefs are a great part of his Law ; and he bid us, Be merciful , as our heavenly Father is merciful, Luke 6.3 6. Now ifthis were none ofhis Nature; how couldhe be the patternof our new na- tureherein ? and if he were not infinitely Merciful himfelf, how couldwe be required to be Merciful as he is ? Who dare fay, I am more Merciful then God ? Objez7. Bu God is Juli as well as Merciful ; and for all his Merciful nature, he Will damn moil of the world for ever in hell. Ánfw. 1. But names faith, Mercy r'ejoyceth yudgement, .James 2. 13 . 3. God is necefiarily the Governonr of theworld (while there is a world) and thereforemull govern it injuflice, and fo 'tuft not fuller his Mercy to be perpetually abufed by wicked, wilful, contemptuous finners. But then confider two things ; 1. That he delcroyeth not humble fouls that lie at his feet and are willing to have Mercy on his E z eafiq
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