In another dplace, he crieth out, O JEHOVAH, thou art exceeding great, thou hast clothed thy self with comeliness and beauty, covering thy self with light, as with a garment. If any thing in the World be glorious and beautiful, the Sun, the Moon, the Stars and heavenly Planets are so without comparison. But Look up, saith eBildad, in the Book of JOB, even unto the Moon, and it doth not shine, yea, the Planets are not pure in his eyes: that is, are exceeding dark, if they be compared with him. Notable is that of ELIHV, fMen cannot abide to look upon the Sun, when the golden light cometh from the North; but in God there is a more reverend kind of glory. To conclude, he is gthe strong God, who halone hath immortality, and only is iincorruptible, or not subject to decay. A thing that falleth not into any Body or nature besides, by it self, and of it self. What of the goods of Fortune (fondly so called) where Honour and Riches have the preeminence? kHe is rich, lall-sufficient, the possessor mof Heaven and Earth: needing nothing, but having all things, & ministering abundantly unto those that need. nThe Earth is the Lords, and all that doth replenish it. Mine, saith ohe, is Gold, and Silver is mine. pMine is every beast of the Forrest, and the Cattle upon a thousand Hills. I know all the Birds of the Mountains, and the wild Beasts of the field are mine. This is he, whom men and Angels honour, worship, adore; yea, the Devils themselves with trembling are forced against their wills to magnify, and the proud qenemy counterfeits a subjection. Therefore, also his Name is great, and he is famous throughout the World. And if pleasures come into this account, the rtriumphal Chariot whereon he rideth, is sweetness and delight it self, comeliness scarrieth the Mace before him, and tat his right hand are pleasures for ⟨p. 19⟩evermore. Yea, what uis our blessedness else, but to see him face to face? And when as joy xand gladness, mirth, and singing, are the portion of his Children: What shall we think his fullness to be? But in the virtues of the mind, how he glittereth and shineth! Theoric, practic, Moral, Intellectual, of the understanding, and of the will. No ignorance can mis-lead him: no affection can disquiet him: no passion can lay hold upon him:
In another dplace, he cryeth out, O IEHOVAH, thou art exceeding great, thou hast clothed thy selfe with comelinesse and beautie, couering thy selfe with light, as with a garment. If any thing in the World be glorious and beautifull, the Sunne, the Moone, the Starres and heauenly Planets are so without comparison. But Looke vp, saith eBildad, in the Booke of IOB, euen vnto the Moone, and it doth not shine, yea, the Planets are not pure in his eyes: that is, are exceeding darke, if they bee compared with him. Notable is that of ELIHV, fMen cannot abide to looke vpon the Sunne, when the golden light commeth from the North; but in God there is a more reuerend kind of glory. To conclude, he is gthe strong God, who halone hath immortality, and onely is iincorruptible, or not subiect to decay. A thing that falleth not into any Body or nature besides, by it selfe, and of it selfe. What of the goods of Fortune (fondly so called) where Honour and Riches haue the preeminence? kHe is rich, lall-sufficient, the possessor mof Heauen and Earth: needing nothing, but hauing all things, & ministring abundantly vnto those that need. nThe Earth is the Lords, and all that doth replenish it. Mine, saith ohe, is Gold, and Siluer is mine. pMine is euery beast of the Forrest, and the Cattell vpon a thousand Hils. I know all the Birds of the Mountaines, and the wilde Beasts of the field are mine. This is hee, whom men and Angels honour, worship, adore; yea, the Deuils themselues with trembling are forced against their wils to magnifie, and the proud
- dPsal. 104. 1.
- eJob 25. 5.Iob 25. 5.
- fJob 37. 20, 21.Iob 37. 20, 21.
- g[Greek or Hebrew].〈non-Latin alphabet〉.
- h1. Tim. 6. 16.
- iRom. 1. 23. 1. Tim. 1. 17.
- kPhil. 2. 6.
- lGen. 17. 1.
- mGen. 14. 22.
- nPsal. 24. 1.
- oHag. 2. •.
- pPs. 50. 10, 11.
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