An Expojition of the Epijlie ·------ .r- ~ great God that quickned thee. It'strue indeed, the Scripture fpeaks both wan, Serm. XIH. it tells'us there is more Mercy in God than we need ; why ? Becaufe it i• the lH;,.– ~ cy of an 'infir1ite·God, and no lefs \vould ferve to Gwe.us. They are not Crnms Cas the Woman in the Gofpel fatd) thatferve our turn, if there had not been anover– flowing ofMercJ, ifit were not the Mercy ofan infinite God, we had never been faved. I !ball ea,d only With a life, to quicken our Hearts at lafl:. Are there all thefe Riches ofMercy in God, and are we the Heirs of it ? Never forC•ke your own Merciu, it is a Speech that Jonab hath, Chap. 2. 8. And are there thefe Riches of \ Mercy in God·? Let us come lluto him. Tjre was a rich Place, had a multitude of all kind of Riches, and by reafon thereof!be had a World of Cufl:omets, !be was the Mart for all Narions; one Nation came and traded in her Fairs for !rol), another for Lead, and another for Tin, and another for rich Apparel. 0 my Brethren, is God Lord over all, and rich unto all that call upon him? how lbould .this invite us all to come unto him? And how !bould we trullperfea!y upon thefe Riches? Ifa Man be rich, he is apt to fethis Heart upon them, to trufl: in them; rlo you trull in thefe Riches of MercJ that are in God, which are all yours that do -come unto him. Riches in other things make Men harlb and rough; Prov.r8.23. The Ricbanfwereth roHghlt; Riches fl:rengthen Mens Spirits to be proud, and 10 ·carry itfcornfully; the nch opprefs you,faith Janus: but ifthey were rich in Mer– cy they would not be fo. Now God is rich in Mercy, and therefore the more Riches ofMercy he hath,the more eafy he is to be inrreated. Men that are rich mufl: be charged to do good,and to be rich in good Works, fo the Apofl:le faith, I Tim. 6. 17, 1B. for they will not do it naturally. But God he is rich, and his Riches lye in Mercy, IfMens Riches Jay in Mercy, as it is a Grace, they needed not to be charged to be rich in good Works ; but God's Riches lye inMsrcJ, therefore come to him, he is eafy to oe Intreated, he giveth richly all things to enjoy, giveth freely, giveth bounufully like himfelf. · And fo much now for the opening this Head,which I have·not done Common– place-wife, as heretofore I handled it, but fo far forth as might open the Texr, and quicken our Hearts. SERM~
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