The excellency of a gracious spirit Delivered in a treatise upon the 14. of…The excellency of a gracious spirit Deliuered in a treatise upon the 14. of…

Thirdly, These reserved mercies, are such as must set out Gods Magnanimity, ¹that God may show to Angels, and all his creatures what his infinite wisdom, power, and goodness can do for poor creatures, to raise their conditions to a height of glory; surely that glory must needs be high, that is raised for that end. If a King should do any thing of ⟨p. 127⟩purpose to show his magnificence, it must needs be some great thing; it is not a common ordinary thing, that can set forth the Magnificence of a King; much less that can set forth the Magnificence of the great God. When Ahasuerus would make a feast, and Nebuchadnezzar would build a Palace, to show to their people their greatness, they were great things; so surely here, that which must show the greatness of the great God, must needs be great indeed.

Thirdly, These reserved mercies, are such as must set out Gods Magnanimity, ¹that God may shew to Angels, and all his creatures what his infinite wisdome, power, and goodnesse can do for poore creatures, to raise their conditions to a height of glory; surely that glory must needs be high, that is raised for that end. If a King should doe any thing of ⟨p. 127⟩purpose to shew his magnificence, it must needs be some great thing; it is not a common ordinary thing, that can set forth the Magnificence of a King; much lesse that can set forth the Magnificence of the great God. When Ahasbuerus would make a feast, and Nebuchadnezzar would build a Pallace, to shew to their people their greatnesse, they were great things; so surely here, that which must shew the greatnesse of the great God, must needs be great indeed.

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