An expository comment, doctrinal, controversial, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…An expository comment, doctrinal, controversal, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…

This we should earnestly pray for, that whatsoever God would deny us, yet that he would give us his grace and favour. We are (I say) to desire it, not only above all temporal and earthly comforts above riches, honours and long life, but even above the sanctification and holiness of our souls, which God worketh. We are to desire his grace, more than grace in our own hearts; for this is the effect of that, and this alone being imperfect in us, could not justify or save us. Let us discover this rich treasure of Gods grace, though the Apostle Ephes. 2. 5. calls it, The exceeding riches of his grace; so that we can never speak to the full of it, though we had the tongue of men and Angels, still there is more in the grace of God, than we are able to fathom. We must therefore speak and understand as children about it, till in Heaven this imperfection be done away. And

This we should earnestly pray for, that whatsoever God would deny us, yet that he would give us his grace and favour. We are (I say) to desire it, not only above all temporal and earthly comforts above riches, honours and long life, but even above the sanctification and holiness of our souls, which God worketh. We are to desire his grace, more than grace in our own hearts; for this is the effect of that, and this alone being imperfect in us, could not justifie or save us. Let us discover this rich treasure of Gods grace, though the Apostle Ephes. 2. 5. calls it, The exceeding riches of his grace; so that we can never speak to the full of it, though we had the tongue of men and Angels, still there is more in the grace of God, than we are able to fathom. We must therefore speak and understand as children about it, till in Heaven this imperfection be done away. And

First, We must know, that God hath several attributes tending to the same thing, ¹yet do not jonally differ. There is his Goodness, whereby he is willing to communicate of his fullness to the creature. Thus he was good to Adam, making him so glorious a creature. There is his Mercy, and that is, whereby he pitieth his creature, being cast into misery. There is also his Patience and Long-suffering, which is extended to sinners that do for a long time rebel against him, when he could, if he pleased, destroy them every moment in hell. And lastly, here is this property of Grace, whereby he is called a gracious God: And this the Scripture doth speak of, as the most glorious and comfortable attribute; and that doth imply these things: