of Saluation and'Damnation. I~ l ttt'<! pitie 11 nJam merfifi*!J t~whom 1ammerci.. A arguethap impotencie, as to lie, todenie his full. ' . . word. Tit.t.z.Which i]od,thatc,.,ot lie, h~h Gods iallice, is that by whtch he m all promifid. •· Ttm.>;I.J: Heca1fiH/tdemehtm· things willeththat which is iult. Pfal. II. 7· (eife. Secondly;fucn thmgs as are contrary to The itif/ Lordlouetbilljlice. Pfal. 5. 4• P.rthou the natureofGod,astodeltroy htmfdfe,and ttrt not~'~ God that fo 1 seth wicl.t,!dnejfo. not tobeg~t hts So~ne from etcrn~ty_. Th)rd.. Gods iullice is in word or deed<. ly, fuch thmgs as tmply contradtClton. For Iu(licc in word, is that truthby which he God ca~notmakea truth falf< ;orthatwhtcb conllantly,and indeede wil!eth th~t which he IS when It ts not,tobe. . . . . hat)tfaid. Rom. 3 .4. Let qod be true, and euery Gocls power may be dtllmgutfited mto an mana!Jar.Madt.t4' 3 ;.!'feaumandearthjha/1 abfolute and aauall power: . p•ffi an,.y, but my -,.,djha4 not pajfi mv•y. Gods abfo!ote power, 18 that by whrch he Hence it is that there is a certaine iufiicc of can doe more>then he ctthcrdothor will doe, God i·nkceping hispromife. 1. Ioh.t. 9.lfWe Matth. 3· 9· 1f"J ~neoyou, Godiuble of .theft cMfeffioM{in•es, qod u faithf•llandU.f/ toforpontJto raife vp children to .Abraham. Ph1l. 3. gilu 014 rftnnes,t,Tim+8.Henciforthu /aidvp B n . .Accord.ng ro the work!ng;whmhy heu •hie for meethecrowneof righttoufneffi, whrch the tofi•bdlletllenanthmgstoh•mfolfo· . Lordtherightto~U'iudgefoalgme meottbAt day Gods aauall power' IS t?at by whiCh h~e Iuflice in deede, is that by which he either C:t.llfcth all thtngs to be , wh1~h h~ freely wtldifpofeth or rewardech. • . leth.Pfal,t;5.6.Aithmgs whtch God Ml,thoji Gods difpoling Iultice,IS thatby whtchhe, hedot~m healltn,andmearth, andmaUdepths. as a moltfreeLord,ordereth rightly a! things cHAP. IV. in hisaClions.Pfal.I45·'7·TheLord urighte– ~HJ in .-lt hil WAieJ. Godsrewardlng IulHce , is that by which he reodreth to his creature according to,is worke. t. Theff. I. 6. It;., iujlice With God,to 1 render affli[/ion tofoch M afjli[/ you , but toyo11 Which ~re.f{lifled,rtleajing 'With vt. I. Pet. •· 17. Therefore if J'" call him Father, Whi&h without rtjpefl of perfon mdgeth 4Ccordingtoe. uerymans'Work[, p•Jithetimeofyoar dwtOing c /meinf.-re, Ierem.;I.f6. TheLordthatrt· compenftth,jl,.ar-ly recompence. The Iuflice ofGod,iseitherhis Gentlenes or Anger. Gods Gentlenelfe,isthat by which he free. ly rewardeth the righteou!ii<Ife ofhis crea. ture.t.Thef.I ·5· which u ato~mifthe righte. tJSuiud~mentofGod,that ye maybe counted wor– thy the Jtingdoo/eofGod, for the which )'eaifo fo!Jer. Mat. I 0.41 ,41. He thAt receiueth aPro~ fhet,in the nameof• Prophet: JbaO h•ur 4'Pro. ph!ls reW~trd: 4nd he thstt receineth arighttQzu man, ;,_the n!fme of 111 rigbttoUJ mftn, Jball haue thereW.trdofarighttotu man. e.Andwbofoe11er jhaU;(i*' vntoone ofthefo little ones to drinf<..a cup ofcoU wateronely in the name of• Difciple, ve. D rily?foJ vnr.you,hejha/1not loft hi< reword. Gods Anger is that by which he willeth the punilhment of the creature offending, Rom. I. 18. Fir thew..rhoj-qodisreuealed from heaueo againfJ aB vngodlineffi, aodvnrigh. tto~t{nejfufm:n,which withhold the truth in vn~ rightro11fneffi,loh.3 .36. Hethat obeyrh n.tthe s.nne,jhaUnotfie life, butthe WrAih of Godabi– deth onhim. Thus much concerning the will of GOD; Now followcth his Omnipotencie. Go:ls Omnipotencie, isthat by which hee is moll ableto perfomieeuery worke. Math. I9·>6.With men thi< u imp•ffible,bm With God aNthingsare pofT.blr. Some things notwithltanding are heere to be excepted. Firlt,thofe things whofe aCtion Of Godsglorie,andbleffidneffi, OVt of the former attributes , by which thetrue Iehouah is di!linguiilied from a fained God,and from Ido!s,arifc theglorie of God,and his bleffedneffe. Godsglorie or maiellie, is the infinite ex. cellencie of his molt -limpleand mofl holy di. uine Nature.Heb.I. 3. who bti~tg the brightnes ofhi<glorie,and the ingrauedforme ofhuprrfon, &c. Nehem. 9· 5· Letthem praife tby glori– ous name , 0 God, which el<cellell aboue all thankefgiuing and praife. By tltis we fee, that God onely can know himfe!fe perfetlly.Ioh.6.46.Nor rhatany man bAthjienethe Fath<r, f411' hewhich u ofGod,he h•thjienthel'nther.(.Tim.6. 16.Whoonryh.rh im7fJortalirie~ and d"Welleth in the light that non1 can 1utainevnro~ whom uuttr manfow, neither ,·anfie. Exod.3 3.lo. Tho~tcanft norfie myface. Notwithltanding there is a certaine mani– felt at ion of Gods glory:partly moreobfcure, partly n1ore apparent. The moreobfcure manifdhttion, is the vi~ lion ofGods maielliein this life, by the eyes oftheminde through the helpe ofthings per– ceiued by outward fenfes. !fa. 6. I. 1(aw the Lordjiltint.vponanhigh throne, and !iftedvp, •nd the lower parts ther,.ffi!led the Temple. Exod. 33. t z. Andwhile mygl•rypaf!ithby, I WiUput thee inaclefrofthe Rockf,a?ldwi/lcou<r thee With my h;,nd whiles I p•ffiby : after I win 111k! a\tl.cy mine hand, tmd thcujhttltfoe my baf~e parts,burmyf acejha/1not befiene. I· Cor. I 3• p, NoW wefie"' threugh •glaffid•r"ciJ· The more apparent manifefra.tion ofGod, is the contemplationofhim in he:men face to face. t.Cor.tJ·"· ButthmjhaUwefiefaceto face. Dan.7·9, I o. !beheld till therhrones were jitvp,and the ancitnt ofdaies didfit, whoji gar– mentw& trhite'"foow,&e. Gods bl<tfednes,is that by which God is in hirnfelfe, and ofhimfelfe all.fufficient. G<n;.
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