232 On the excellency of the Sorci. Unto us, they account all recompenced in foul - mercies , in Eph. r.;. Bleffed bee the God and Father of our Lord Jefue Chrift, who bath bleffed us with all fpiritual bleffsngr in hea- venly places in CFrift. Mark "what the Apofile faith there, his heart is filled with this, Bleffed bee God', and the Father' of our Lord lefru Chrift; Wherefore? that hee hath given us; good trading , and good incomes, that hath given us food and rayment , wee are to biefs God for this I but the A -' poftles heart was above this, therefore faith hee , B1effed bee the God and Father of our Lord Jefus Civil?, who bath bleffed ras with all fpiritual blef ngs in heavenly things in Chrifl, they are the bletfings indeed that wee have caufe to biefs him for, fpiritual bleifings, _foul- mercies; as forbodily- mercies; wee know that the Heathens and Reprobates have had "as great a (hare in as any in the world ; but bleffed bee God; thoughwee bee denied thefe outward bodily favours, yet wee have fpiritual blei1iings. Oh thanks bee to God , and the Father of our Lord f efus Chrift , who bath bleffed ras with fpi- ritual blefsings in heavenly places in Chrift. And this nova would bee a good argument that you do know the worth'of your fouls, if you can be bleffinn of God for fpiritual bief fangs in Jefus Chrifl, above all geffings, and account your (elves rich enough,if you have the riches of fpiritual bleflings, And then further, Oh if the foul of man bee;fo precious, What great pitty is it that God lhoùld not have the honour of mens fouls, of fuch a noble and excellent creature; it is great pitty that there fhould bee any creature under the Sun that God fhould not have the honour of ; that God fhould not have honour from every pile of grafs , fromevery bit of bread that is eaten, fromevery (tone in the ftreet : But now that God should give to'mankinde fuch an excellent fpirir, a foul more precious thanall the world, and yet that God fhould not have the glory of this , Oh this is an evil thing under the Sun indeed , this mutt needs go to the heart of God; for the truth is, God bath his glory from all other creatures by the fcul"of man; As for other creatures', hee taach his glory but paflively`from them but for mans foutha dock
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