1'89 ,£erik IV. ·fir(! ·divided heaven, yea the very Attributes of ' Cod ; and in a fort G?d himfelf;I fhalHpeak to b0th thefe,that you may fir-{!: Tee the dtlferences, and then the agreement and bldfed harmony of ' thefeglorious Attributes. 1•. The diff~rence ; 'immediately a~te\ the fall , the great quefrton ( wl11ch before you heard of1n the decree and councels ofGod) was atlually propounded, wh'At fhould be d~ne with Jinful 'mun? in this cafe we muft fpeak of God after the manner of men ; and I hope you will give me the liberty that others ( I fuppofe warrantably) take : come , faith God, 1vh.1t jbflll be done wilh jinful man? he hath violated my Law, broken my Comm~nd, and as much as lies in him .unpind the fabric~ of the world, fpoiled my glorious work of heaven,and earth, and Sea,& all therein; undone himfelffor ever and ever, and ever. o what .foal! be dme with- this fi>l{ul, rebellious, for/;;rn, unhappy · aea~ · ttire, rru.n? Silence being awhite in heaven, and all firuck into ' ;\maze to fee the great God ofheaven fiirred up in wrath , at Jail: mercy and peace fiand up, and they feek with fweet gentle intreaties to pacif.ie Gods anger; bwt righteoufnej[eand truth are on the contrary fide, and they provoke God.Almighty to go on, and to manifefi. bimfelf (as he is indeed) a confuming {ire, a finne-revenging God. The rlea is drawn up, andreportedat large by Bern11rd , Andrewes, and others. t. Mercy began ,for out of her readineffe to do good,lhe is ever foremo£t,her inclination is to pity,or rather lhe her fclfis an inclination to pity tbofe that arein mifery; and iffhe can but relieve them,let them deferve wbat they will ,be fure lhe wil relieve them ; for ilie looks not to the party what he is, nor what he hath done, . nor what hedeferved · but (whi ch is the comfort ofus miferab ~ e ' finners) the looks at what he fuffers,& in how woful and wretched a cafe he is. Her plea was thus, What Lord, haft thou made all me-11 in vain? wilt thou now dtflny him for whom thcu mad'ft the world? fhal/rhe hoHfc-holder be c.lft cut , 11nd thrown into prijon , and there remain t i!i he hath p~<id the utmoft farthing? foal/ all the men and wemen in t he world, fr.tm ftrft to !lfl.ft, be dtlmnrdfor ever and ever? -11las! rrhRtpr~fitis in their 6/ood? :what wilt it availe to crowd men ?tnd Divels trgether in hellflames? will not thofe Dh·f!,-, the grand e,m-mits ofGod, rejc}'CC at this?" find whM then will becrmeof thy f4W'.t. Nfimeo;; ettrth ?. is mt tbinh] N11me ?. the Lord, the Lcrd, ' · · ·· • mercifY./ '
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