By infiniteness, I mean an unmeasurable Power, Wisdom, and Glory, Goodness, Greatness, filling Heaven and Earth, and being every-where present, within and without the World, whereof there be many evident testimonies in the Scripture: Jeremiah 23. 25. Do not I fill Heaven and Earth, saith JEHOVAH? Psal. 139. 7. Whither should I go from thy Spirit? or whither should I fly from thy presence? If I should climb the Heavens, thou art ⟨p. 20⟩there, or lay my bed in the Grave, behold, thou art present. If I should take the wings of the Morning, and dwell in the uttermost part of the Earth, even thither should thy hand lead me, and thy right hand lay hold upon me, Isaiah 66. 1. Heaven is my Throne, and the Earth is my Footstool. As for those places of Scripture, where God is said to remove from one place unto another, as Genes. 11. 5. JEHOVAH went down to see the City and the Tower which the sons of men had built: and Genes. 18. 21. JEHOVAH said unto ABRAHAM, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is very much, and because their sin is very great, I will go down to see, whether according to the cry that is come up unto me, they have done things worthy of destruction, if not, that I may know: This and whatsoever like, is spoken after the manner of men, to descend to our capacity, not that truly and properly there is any change of place in God. GOD therefore is is all places at once, not only by his virtue and power, but in his whole infinite essence; yet we must not imagine grossly of him, to think that either he is mixed with the Creatures (for that is contrary to his most perfect, single nature) or that by the filth and contagion of the creature himself can be polluted: (for that is contrary to his most perfect holy nature:) but in such a sort he is present, as is heavenly and spiritual, and incomprehensible. And albeit, by nature we seek God in the Heavens, and our Saviour Christ hath taught us to say, Our Father which art in Heaven, that is not in respect of his essence; and as I may say, of his very presence, that he is rather in Heaven then in Earth, or dwelleth rather in his Church, then in profane Synagogues; in the hearts of his Saints, then in the wicked: but in respect of his working, and more special grace, or of the clearer manifestation of his glory, as he saith, aIn Heaven is my Throne.
By infinitenesse, I meane an vnmeasureable Power, Wisedome, and Glory, Goodnesse, Greatnesse, filling Heauen and Earth, and being euery-where present, within and without the World, whereof there bee many euident testimonies in the Scripture: Ieremy 23. 25. Doe not I fill Heauen and Earth, saith IEHOVAH? Psal. 139. 7. Whither should I go from thy Spirit? or whither should I flye from thy presence? If I should climbe the Heauens, thou art ⟨p. 20⟩there, or lay my bed in the Graue, behold, thou art present. If I should take the wings of the Morning, and dwell in the vttermost part of the Earth, euen thither should thy hand lead me, and thy right hand lay hold vpon mee, Esay 66. 1. Heauen is my Throne, and the Earth is my Footstoole. As for those places of Scripture, where God is said to remooue from one place vnto another, as Genes. 11. 5. IEHOVAH went downe to see the Citie and the Towre which the sonnes of men had built: and Genes. 18. 21. IEHOVAH said vnto ABRAHAM, Because the cry of Sodome and Gomorrah is very much, and because their sinne is very great, I will go downe to see, whether according to the cry that is come vp vnto mee, they haue done things worthy of destruction, if not, that I may know: This and whatsoeuer like, is spoken after the manner of men, to discend to our capacitie, not that truely and properly there is any change of place in God. GOD therefore is is all places at once, not onely by his vertue and power, but in his whole infinite essence; yet wee must not imagine grosely of him, to thinke that eyther he is mixed with the Creatures (for that is contrary to his most perfect, single nature) or that by the filth and contagion of the creature himselfe can be polluted: (for that is contrary to his most perfect holy nature:) but in such a sort hee is present, as is heauenly and spirituall, and incomprehensible. And albeit, by nature we seeke God in the Heauens, and our Sauiour Christ hath taught vs to say, Our Father which art in Heauen, that is not in respect of his essence; and as I may say, of his very presence, that hee is rather in Heauen then in Earth, or dwelleth rather in his Church, then in prophane Synagogues; in the hearts of his Saints, then in the wicked: but in respect of his working, and more speciall grace, or of the cleerer manifestation of his glory, as he saith, aIn Heauen is my Throne.
- aIsaiah 66. 1.Esay 66. 1.
