NNW 284 Chap. 28. 14n Expofitior, upon the book, of o a. Verf. i9e' Not onlydoe all Saints or perfons regenerate differfrom the mot} accompltfhed meer rational! men in the world; but one Saint differs from another in goodnefs, and ingrace, char is, in the de- grees and eminency of graceand goodnefs. Among Stints, force are Starts of the firfi magnitude, others are Starrsof an inferior magnitude, they shinenot with the fame bearnes and brightncfs of holinefs in the firmament of the Church. Fif t ly, Note ; Godgives a power to fame one country, or Climate, to produce the fame things in greater perfcciion then others doe. Not only is force Gold more excellent then other in the fame place; and force precióus (}ones more precious then others of that kind in the fame Country. But the Gold and Bones of this or that place or Country, are better thenare found in any other; the Goldof Ophir is better then any other Gold ; and the Topaz. ofEthiopia, then the Topazes in other Countries ; the Oriental or 641. Indian Pestles, are more beautiful then the Occidental or Wefl-Indian are. This is a farther argument of the'wifdom of God, who hash toordered it, that every part of the world bath fomewhat in it of a peculiar excellency beyond other parts of the world. One countryexcells in this, another in than, that fo eve- ry Nation might have fort-mint to endear it to other Nations,and tomite trafñck thither. Sixthly, Obferve; God bathgiven us not onlyfach thins asferve for the neceffary uses of this life, butfor honour and ornament. Gold and jewel's are more thenneceffaries ; we might have lived with bread for our food, and with wooll and flax for our cloathing. ButGod bath provided for us with a liberal hand: H.: bath given us not only that which is good , but (lore of is ; And hehuh not onlygiven us great Bore of that which is good, but he bath given fomewhat which is excellent, and beautiful) ; He hathmade all his creatures for our comfort, andnor a few for ourcontent ; He bath made all the creatures for our ufe, andnot s few for our delight ; Onlyhe bath made none of them for our !Lifts ; It is our own fin which makes them fo. And we have much caufe to lament, that what God bath given at croft for our honour and
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