!92 Chap. XI. rat, 8. Kai 144. tie panuonpoft a ttril uttV, and 'tis effential to the Deity, to have theperfe&know- ledge of HimCelf, and perfe& Lose to Himfelf. His Love beingproportioned tohis Excellencies, the aEí is infinite, as the object : And the perfe&ions of the Di- vine Nature, being equal to his Love, 'tis a juíf caute of admiration that 'tis not confined to himfelf, but is tranllent and goes forth to the Creature. When David looked up to theHeavens, and law the Majeftyof God written in Chara&ers of light, he admires that Love which firlt made Man a litle lower than the Angels, and crowned him withGlory and Honour, and that provi- dential care which is mindful of him, and vifits him every moment. Such an inconceivable diftance there is betweenGod and Man, that 'tis wonderful, God will fpend a thought upon us. Lord, what is Man that thou takefl knowledge of him ? or the Son ofMan that thou makefl account ofhim ? Man is like tovanity, his days are as a fhadow that paffeth away. His being in this world hath nothing firm, or lolid ; 'tis like a {hadow, that depends upon a caute that is in perpetual motion, the light of the Sun, and is always changing, till it vani{hes in the darknels of the night. But if we con- fider Man in the qualityof a (inner, and what Godbath wrought for his recovery, we areovercomewithamaze- ment. All temporal favours are but foils to thismira- culous Mercy, and unfpeakably below the leaft inftance of it: without it all the priviledges weenjoyabove in- feriour Creatures in this life, will prove aggravations of our future milery. God law us in our degenerate {fate, de{troyed by our felves, and yet, O Goodnefs truly Divine I he loved us fo far, as to make the way for our recovery. High Mountains were to be levelled, and great depths tobe filled up, before we could arrive at bleflednefs : all this bath beendone by mightyLove. Cod laid the Curfe of the guilty upon the innocent, and
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