'The order ofthe caufes ofSaluation a'nd Vanmation. n CHAP. I. Of the hod:~ of Scrigture, .r··· ...,, tiJClc woras,the firfi rirle Of God, de. clareth his Nature,the fc:cond his Perfons, The nature of God, is his moll lioelyand moll perf<ct eifence. The perfection ofthenature ofGod, is the abfolute con(lirution thereof, whereby it is wholly complete within itfe!fe,Exod.-3. r;.l• amth.rtam,AC<.r7.24- Godth•t m•deshe\ ~orld,,md an thingsthlltare therin,foeingthat he u the LordofhettJtth411deArth, dweDtthnot in A temples mRde with h11nds 1 neytheris W~r{bipped wtth.meru hands 11 as though bee needt:d any :thing!f'eing hegiuetb to ah lift ,oJbrt'-lh, and all things. I The porfel'tion ofhis Nature, is either Sim– pleneffc,or the Infinitcn_etfe thch:o!· The Simplendfeof Ius nature, IS that by ' voide cfall Logicall relatioo in • 'e hath not in him fubiea or ad– ,6.As the F•ther bath life m him– ' uilmuo the Sorme to ha11elife in ·C:.:;,retl with Ioh. 14, 6.1am tht fl<1dth<iift, I .loll. I ·7·But if 'We M,M he is ligl!s: conferred ~ith :1t,andin him i rmd4Yk[lts.Hence hat ro haue Life,and robe Life: and robe Lighr,in God areall is God fubiea ro generality, or le or parrs:matteror rhatwhich rr~r: for fo there 01ould bee in ings,and one moreptrfel:t then ~refon:,whatfoe~er is in God,is lall that he is, he is by dfence. A•g•J!ine in his 6.book and 4· dniry, is fit to prooue this ; In robe,~tndtobe iuft~9r mightie)4t'e .. rmind~fnun, itisnct~tUctie to ghty,oriufl:for the mind111AJb< ~1Jtrtu~s.andyet aminde. 1anifefl that the narureofeiod ~nd fpiriwall. "- tability of nature, is that by deof all compofiriori, diuifi– ,Iam.x.r7. Wirh q1dthere is orfhado\!1 ifchanging.Mal.3 .6, rnd 11111Not 'han.ged. Where it i:. ·epenreth, &c. Gen. 6. 6. the t God changerh'rheaClion,.as ~~pent : thereforerepentance -ny mutation in Gild,bar in his ~eh things as arc made and ,is fpiritua!l,io that it is incor. 4fore inuifibk,Ioh..j. 24.q•dis 3.t7.The Lordirthefpirit.t: ;e lC.ing etern~l.imfi}(Jria/Jinhiji. 1, beglory & bonerfor euer& e. •istheim•ge ojthe muijibleGod eife ofGod istwo-fo.Id : his :ceeding grcarneife. r,isthatby which he is with– nd ending. Pfal. 90. z. Before m m•de,andbifore tbou.httdft •ndthe round 't't(IY/d,euenfrltn ..,.if'"l'wg ro tHerLtj}ing~thou art OIJYGQd."Reu. 1. 8 l•rn Alpha•ndOmeg•.th.ris,rhebegin. ni•g •ndending.foith the Lord:Whi<his,Whi<~ \\'M,t~nd Which is ttJcome, Godsexcecclinggreatues, isthat by which his incomprchenfible nature is euer.y where prefent,both within & withoutrhe world.Pf. l4f· 3.Grt•t is tl>t Lord(!!- Wortb7_tobepr•iftd •ndhisgrcntnrjfo is in<omprthenfibit,t.King.8. '7· /sir trs1 indrede th•t<Jod "'U dwell on· tl11 t~trth? Beholdtbehtt~runs,And the hettHens B 3 •f
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