1.he immutability Qj Goo. jpywhich hee hath from.any;thing; done either by the Angels or men, that bee had-·it from all cternitiej for.ifany thingwerenew inhim,there · thouId be achang~ : but .now there beingnone,· ·you m'ttft needes graat this; that they w-ere in · him from all eternitie. So.rha-t.all theworkes o · men and Angels be nothing to ·him,al:i the-joy that .bee.hath from tbem,hee.had-from all eter~ - • nitie. · Againe, a-ll_ the finnes wlrerel)y eviirmen · ·· . provokehim;aEd'aUthe punifhments that they •fuffer for finne, it mo.ovcs not him· : but as P ·· .,. &Jt1/lll(~ , w-hena.Glaffc mtbeth·ag · flawall, the ·Glaffe is-broken, but thewall is not mooved ; fo -wic'" ked men ther hur:t themklvcs; but·'hee isnot· mooved. Therefore I-renee obferve; t1:rac··Go o mu (l;' 1 Whence .,;, _. needes. be moft holy, and. righteous' and juft in aa -_·He ~utbleeds . :>_ h . b . £ · h . . h I b d be rJghtc:ous u wt~yu:; ec~t!Ie t ere ts nett er ove:;nor atre , in allhijw-;li's. · . nor.griefe inhim, nor-joy, which· (hould _make ,crooked or be!2d the rule of his will,·or·alter-it · inany aliion. Menare thereforeunjun,becaufe . im. all· that t~ey-. doe, there is fomtthing that ·· bends their wills this wayor that way,andmakes, them ·crooked ; tbey are capab!e of love, joy, · griefe: InnGo·i>;feeing he i5 capable ofnone of th~fe;therefore bee muft needes bemoll: ju!l:'and· righteous'inall his workes. Therefore wlf:arfo-· ev.er hedoth,thougb thou teefr··no ·reafon for ir, y~tj'uftifie· thouhim in all; when thou fc.!'eft·htm' (i)Verthr.owing -the Churc·hes; denying his grace ·· to,maoy ,thoufandS', and the like ,.: v~-t doe thou · - juftifie •; . -· ' ,, ., '• J •' _-! ;l ( ". l
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