'{e;mon 7• "'"J\ndwhat bowel~? Not th~bowelsof the common man (forthen cljll.'l had beene thetight word:) but 1!:1"'111 a~ethe,bo~els ofapmnt (fo, we fa1d; thewo~~ fignifies) and this ads much-:-ads to"!eme .,r/-miWura!llovt. To ondl:rong :.ffechon,another ~s llrong, or firongerthan It. . . .. · , . . · , • And what Parent(- the mQI'e plttlfull C?fthetwame~ theMother: For,Qni(the 6ngular ofthis-word) IS Hebrewforthewom~e•. s 0 as thl~,to the twof~rm~r,addeth theSex; theSex, holden to be themore paffionate, and compaffionate of both. 1 Of all mercies, thofe from thebowels : •.and ofall-bowels, thebqwe/s ofa_p_arent; 3 and,of the twoparmts thofe ofthemotheri thofe from,thewombe :Juchpstre;as-the mother cakes ofrhechildofher wombe; fuch, as thewot»Ge; ofthechildthat lay in it. Mer– ;iesare in Go o; -[11ch mercies are-inGod. .~ · . . . . , , · And Go o, willingtofetforth unto us the exceedinggr~atteriderneifc ofHis mercie, eo have it thi:oughly apprehended by us, Htlmanui!i_iicit; fpeakcs to us in our ownePuerilil. And, to expreife-rhe efficacie ofHis aClion, takes ro Him; the affeCli· 00 : and to expreife the affectioh,takesro Him the parr ofthe l>ody, the feat ofir,the bowels: and; the bowels of apaxmi; ofthat parent, who[ebowels,in our nature, are rhe pirifulle!l: ofalf, themother. And (if:1-:'ou will) you may adde this : that one m<;>· rher hath but one wombe, for all her children; bur; he fpeakes (here) of Go o 1il the plt#'I.U;as ifHe had the compaffionofinote wombes than orie, thepitj ofmany mothers put together. '" . . ., . It is good newes for us, thefemerciuare in God: bur, better yet, that they are in IoGod;wi<lj• Him; with aSuper. But, befiof all, that that Stper, aSuper, not Stlpcr qtt.edam, but asuper. ~ Stper omniir. · · · . . . _ Much is [aid in few words, to1mrcies praife; whenthis is[aid,Super omnia. Nihil And tlmfuptr (upra were much,none_above_it: but Super omnia;ir above~/l; he that fai;h thar,leaves super •mui•. nomotetofay :there1sno h1gher degree; Super omma1s the Superlatwe. : Stiplromnl~t,Above aft. For, operaeju<,Hisworkes, thefetwo mightwell befp:i~ red. All, areworkes : and411are8 is worltes. S11per emnia operaej U.r, that is, abfolute; lySuper omnia. For, work~s, isnoterme ~i~inuent_Jiere: All His w~rkes, that is, all, limply. BefideGodandHu w1tkes, there IS mth~ w1de world; norhmg at all. ' Butyer, withHis workes, with them iris laid ; and well: Not,with Go o's other 'Attributes, abfolurely; bur with them, in the point ofworkcs. His Artribptes :ire.all alike;· all, as Himfelfe is; infinite, all; and one infinite is n_ot more than another.Bur, takethewor/m (andVirttu inallione, we know)lay it there; Compare theworkes of any ofthem, nay, ofall.ofthem, with rheworlw ofmercy, and mercy carries it cleere. Moreworkes; more, in riumber ;(If they their thoufand, lnercie her tenne th9ufands:) 1 Sam,18. 7 ; More great, more glorious Workes, ofir,rhan ofany ofthem ;1!1; Nay, than ofall of them: Stper~mniaopm., thatit is. And now ro our Super. And firft, Sitper, abive; ,, Super, 11bwe,isfaid (here) by way offigure. Properly,Stlptr is ofheight: height . Il~· " is a dimenfion, thatpertaines to quantity ; and quantity,tobodies; whereofMercy is Of tlwr Sllptr. none. Theitleatiingis,itisth!Uhiifefl. So, heaven in the greater World· So,rhe s "!hove Head, in the leife: both ofthem the highefi, both ofthem the chiefefi; chiefe!l: of " 1 ' · - ' all, and rule all. As (indeed) ofwhom is StJper faid,forighrly,asofrheS~veraigne? Sodothmercy : namely,His Power(whichmay ferve for all) .Dem(faith thechurch. the ninth Sut~day. after 'trinity) .qui on:inipiltentiam 'Tream parcendo maxim/: &.miftr4nds manifcjl&; Goo, which thewe!l: thine Almighty pomer, mofi chiefly, in flwvingmercy. · . But tokeepeus tGthe letter. Super, above, is either' real!, or •loialt. r. Real!; as Saulabovtthepeople; higher 6ythe headandj/JDteldm than any 'ofthem. z. Locall, i S>m. ici., 3; asZachee; though lo1v inftature, yetabove in the topofaSycamore iree. . Luke '9-+· MercJ is it felfe highe!l:. We will foone end this poinr, by the heavens, the up· 1 Abover:all1 ; permo~ ofall His WQrkes. Hil mercy (faith the CVIII. P[alme) is ;, J,,abivt; and Pfal. •~8 -'l· that,Wlthaf';1", agreat way Abovetbcheavens : and, if above them, abo,.•e All under _them. It isit felfe bigheft. And
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