T~fightof Gods greatncs makes a'man dtf?ife all,o· thcr lhin&_'• ..._ fhil. ;- s. ' w ' ~ -~ - • Th.:- lnfinite,;e!fo, ant!' I dinggreat, -a~d [hat .be bath IntereO: in him, this wil.makehirruodefpifeall other things,as fmall things in .~omparifonofhim.Iodeed,thoughGod w~rc. gr~t,sef ifwe .had nQ-iotere!l.in him, then · ._rber\ was no caufc why wee fhould take to om feh·es this magntmimityupon any fi1ch ground: bur feeing that he is fogre~t, and tha~ ~his great– ne!fe (hail be hnprove.d to pur advantage, what additionc:anan·y,rhinge!fe.makeunro u"? You !hall fee-that-!aul r.aitcd up his heatt upon this ground: Phil~ 3. 8. con!ideting the priviledges that he bad in Chrifl:,this makes him roaccount other thing~ ·as nothing~..Hence inl~m.I.~ ro.L.et :Mm ~hat i.1 ofahighdegree, re1oyce in that he umade low: that is; let ·J1im rejoyce thatbee is ·inabled to look~ upon:his .ri~bes which hedid fo high– ly magQ_ifie p€~re, . to~ thinke, th'eJUas nqthing, but as fadh'lg ·~owets; le~ him-r~joyce it\ 'it, OeCall fc flOW· he€ is·made a grcater·man, -~OCCaufe hee._is rrtape toO.~bigge fortbern;they ar~ nofuch things, ~s·hefo;e beetl)9ugpt them to-bee: t:Jot ., that theyarc. made lc.ffe, .~ut b~c~uf~pee is .exaltedand liftedabovc..them; : ·:" · .. · , -, 'i .· Seconci1y:- fo- I4kewife t:here is·'a ~ire for it inHets able to this regard, becaufeGod is ab.le re:defendus, and defend us a~ protect us, and oeare.us out ·againit a11 oppoft- . £ainct all op• fc ~ - t. r. h p?!it,W~s~ tion..:YoN· e~· rhatm~n.lookegre.at;; 'Uc;!~~u.~e:t r;.y ; .: : . • ~ttve;gnr ·gr~~tm!enOt Princes torf:fi>themfelv~s ,. ,: ~-·.::' '·: upon •l·muchmkl-i'e:->tllenwben·men-confider-tha't ' ' . : ·.· ; . ,· .. tFlcy have:• the greM GC>a;On_thdr.·flde, to b_eare .·' __ · . themfelves up~n, ·w-liydbouid:not· they have n,~l'lr~· _·: · · grt4t_ minde.i J.. ·t-hus .M-o[ei,..H.el!.. ~~- t&.;rogard.ed · ~., · ~- -... , ·,. not ~ .' : .... f-i
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