The Soul's Conflict with Itself

6. Therefore it is fit that unto all ¹other eminences in God, we should strengthen our faith by considering those glorious singularities, which are altogether incommunicable to the creature, and which gives strength to his other properties, as that God is not only gracious and loving, powerful, wise, &c. but that he is infinitely, […], ⟨p. 270⟩and unchangeably so. All which are comprised in and drawn from that one name Jehovah as being of himself, and giving a being to all things else, of nothing, and able when it pleaseth him to turn all things to nothing again.

6. Therefore it is fit that unto all ¹other eminencies in God, wee should strengthen our faith by considering those glorious singularities, which are altogether incommunicable to the creature, and which gives strength to his other properties, as that God is not onely gracious and loving, powerfull, wise, &c. but that he is infinitely, 〈…〉, ⟨p. 270⟩and unchangeably so. All which are comprised in and drawne from that one name Iehovah as being of himselfe, and giving a being to all things else, of nothing, and able when it pleaseth him to turne all things to nothing againe.

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As God is thus, so he makes it good by answerable actions and dealing towards ¹us, by his continual providence; the consideration whereof is a great stay to our faith, for by this providence God makes use of all his former excellencies for his peoples good; for the more comfortable apprehension of which, it is good to know that Gods providence is extended as far as his creation. Every creature (in every element and place whatsoever) receiveth a powerful influence from God, who doth what pleaseth him, both in heaven, and earth, in the sea, and all places; But we must know, God doth not put things into a frame, and then leave them to their own motion, as we do clocks, after we have once set them right, and ships after we have once built them, commit them to wind and