t 2E0 The Evil of Evils, Cr' the z It is f tch a kindofExcellency as isworthy of all the good that there ssin mans Nature, or that mans Nature ra'. capable of. For the end and happinefs of any thing, mull be that that mull have as much excellency in it , that all in the thing mull tend to the making ofhimhappy. Mansnature is ca- pable of the Image and lifeof God. Now that which mull be the happinefs of fuch aCreature mull be worthy of fuch an Excellency as the Image of God,and the lifeofGod inman; ther- fore it mull be a very high and glo ions Excel lency. 2 That which is mans happinefl and end is that which is worthy ofal thewayesofGod toward mankind. Now I he leech you obferve this thing, The wayes of God towards theChildrenof Men in bringing them tohis Lail end, be themoll glori- ous ofall Gods wayes toany Creature; God did never manifeft fomuch glory in all the world, nor never wil ntanifeft fo much glory to al eter- nity in any thing, as he bathmanifëfted in thefe wales of his tobring mankind to the attaining his lait end, for which he made him. Now if God be foglorious in that wayofhis concerning his working, in bringing man to his laft end, thencertainly that endof man , that happinefs manwas made for mull bevery glorious : be caufeitmull have fo muchglory and excellen- cy in it asmull be worthy all thegloriouswayes of Codsworkingtowatds him, lis thus with man. There is no wife man that doth any great work, manfef$s any great skill , or layes out great coft, but will do it for fuch an end, as that lend,
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