4.Se0.7. That caen man is mer- cifull towards the penitent. and therefore much more God who is infinie in mer '. 4;6 Co tfortabl; Preferuatiue.r etewinf deAeration. and long fufferingvnto wicked elchabvponhis fained and hypocritical' humiliation,andwill he not extend it towards thofe whobeing truelypenitent vnfainedly turne unto him? Yes affuredly, for though .he bee good to all euen fenfeleffe creatures,brute beafts,'and rebellious (inners, yet he is in e- fpeciall manner good to thofe who are ofthe houfhold of faith. But ifwe cannot behold Gods mercies in their owne glo- riousbrightneff, let vs looke vpon them in forne final' re feinblance andlittle counterfait : if wee cannot comprehend them intheir owne infinite nature, yet let vs view them in a final' modell. Euen man himfelfe who hath but a fparke of thisinightie flame,anda final' dropofthis bottonileffe Oce- an fparethhis fonne when he offendeth, pardoneth his fer- uant when hedefireth forgiueneffe, yea is oftentimes recon- ciled to his enemie, who hath maniewaies wronged him, when he fueth for reconciliation, and confeffeth his faults; (hall therefore man who hath receiued a little fparke from this, euer burning flame ofGods goodneffe, a (mall drop of this endleffe and bottomleffe Ocean, and but a little rno dell ofthis infinite greatneffe, «hofe greateft merciecoin, pared with Gods, is but fauage and barbarous crueltie; !hall hee,I fay,beereadie to fpare his fonne, forgiue his fer- uant, and bee reconciled vnto his enemie, and (hall not God (pare, forgiue, and bee reconciled vnto thofe who turne from their finnes by vnfained repentance, and ear- nefllie fue for grace ? (hall wee fee, and acknowledge, themercies ofman, and (hall wee doubt of the mercies of God, which is the plentiful' fountaine, from which like a pirling flreante they flow-v? (hall wee confeffe, that a drop ofwater is moi fl, and affirme that the Ocean is drie ?null we bee fharpfighted in feting the light ofa fmall fparke, and beefiackeblind, inbeholding the glorious beames of the fonne ? Nay let vs know,acknowledge,andaffure our felues,. that as much as the whole globe of the earth, exceedeth in quantitie the leaf} mote in the funne, as much as the whole Ocean exceedbah the finalle1+ drop ofwater, yea, as much as the infinite Creatour, exceecleth the finite creature, be- tweene ..
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