CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…

There they were all in their highest glory, Gods love is that whereby he wills good to the creature, now in his creation or preservation he doth not will that good, which he doth in our redemption, Gods goodness is that whereby though full in himself and sufficient, yet he would communicate unto the creature; Now in nothing did God ever communicate as in this; in other things, he giveth creatures, here he giveth himself: In other things he vouchsafeth fading, decaying comforts, here is eternal; In other things he giveth but drops and crumbs, here he giveth the ocean, he fills us up with happiness, that the soul saith it hath enough, especially Gods grace is seen in no thing but this, the Creation of the world, and bestowing other mercies, is never attributed to grace; this is peculiar for our salvation, Oh then what hope is here when we shall consider, there never was, there never can be any thing wherein God may be so glorified as in our salvation by Christ, urge this duty at the Throne of grace, O Lord, It is not my cause but thy cause; The devil opposeth not so much my salvation as thy glory thereby: As they said to David, Thou shalt not go with us, Thou art worth ten thousand of us; Do thou urge, Let not thy glory be in danger that is worth all our souls.

There they were all in their highest glory, Gods love is that whereby he wils good to the creature, now in his creation or preservation he doth not will that good, which he doth in our redemption, Gods goodnesse is that whereby though full in himself and sufficient, yet he would communicate unto the creature; Now in nothing did God ever communicate as in this; in other things, he giveth creatures, here he giveth himself: In other things he vouchsafeth fading, decaying comforts, here is eternall; In other things he giveth but drops and crums, here he giveth the ocean, he fils us up with happinesse, that the soul saith it hath enough, especially Gods grace is seen in no thing but this, the Creation of the world, and bestowing other mercies, is never attributed to grace; this is peculiar for our salvation, Oh then what hope is here when we shall consider, there never was, there never can be any thing wherein God may be so glorified as in our salvation by Christ, urge this duty at the Throne of grace, O Lord, It is not my cause but thy cause; The devil opposeth not so much my salvation as thy glory thereby: As they said to David, Thou shalt not go with us, Thou art worth ten thousand of us; Do thou urge, Let not thy glory be in danger that is worth all our souls.