The sum of sacred divinity briefly & methodically propoundedThe summe of sacred diuinitie briefly & methodically propounded

From this infiniteness of God, three^{1 2}things may be learned. First, The singleness of his nature, admitting no quality or other accident, for in that which is infinite, how can there any thing have place, that is not of the essence? GOD therefore hath neither composition nor division, parts, or members, passions or affections, or other accidents, but whatsoever is in God, is God himself, which is the meaning of our Saviour Christ, when he calleth ^ehim a Spirit: not as if he were a Spirit, of like nature as the Angels are, or the souls of men, for that were most erroneous and blasphemous for to think: but because Spirits have a most single and unmixed nature: under the same word, he representeth unto us that most single and spiritual essence of GOD, which of all things in the World the Spirits come nearest to. Now, that both this holiness, and all other the good things whereof we have heard, are ⟨p. 22⟩of the very nature of God, the Scripture giveth us to understand when it calleth him, Light, Charity, Eternity, &c. and when he himself speaking of his very nature and essence, saith to MOSES, ^fI will make all my goodness to pass before thy face, for this cause it is, that in that most glorious description of himself, Exodus 33. before he come to the particular virtues of Power, Goodness, Justice, he setteth in the fore-front this name Jehovah, saying, JEHOVAH, JEHOVAH, the mighty God, merciful, &c. And why doth he so? Both to stir up Moses unto due reverence and humiliation, before the presence of his Majesty, and withal to show, that as he is Jehovah, that is, of himself, and in his most single essence, he is Omnipotent, Merciful, Just, &c. yea, that his very nature is nothing else but Power, Mercy, Justice, &c. Notable is that place of the Prophet ISAIAH. ^gI, even I am he that blotteth out thy rebellio•s for my else. He saith not, For my Mercy, but, For my self, to teach us that his Mercy, and his Goodness is himself, and consequently, all essential in him, and nothing accidental. Therefore, he can neither be tempted of evil, nor be the author of it. So saith