And on the other side, If there be any power in any 1thing that hath a being, to bring any comfort to a man or woman, it's all in God, for God hath all in him eminently; As now, one Creature hath power to torment in one way, another in another way; and so one Creature hath power to comfort us one way, another another, but all this is eminently in God, the gravel torments one way, the humour in the veins in the gout that torments another way, and fire torments another way, and the Sword torments after another manner, and burning fever torments in the body, fire without, and burning fever within, the stinging of Serpents torments after another way; now all power of all things is in God Eminently, the quintessence of all things is in God, and therefore the power of God is able to bring all sorts of torments at one time in one thing; As now, suppose several herbs that have several virtues, one hath a virtue in one kind, another in another, but if these herbs were all distilled into one water, then a drop of that water hath the same virtue and efficacy that it 2may be forty several herbs hath; so now, all creatures that have their several kind of efficacies and virtues distilled into one, If I may compare this distillation unto God, he hath all kind of power in himself, and is able to put it forth in one instant, all the power and efficacy that there is in all creatures in Heaven and Earth, either to torment, or to comfort us, If one herb hath one sweetness, and a second another, and the third another, the distillation of them all together, how sweet will that be? Now all these being in God eminently, Oh what comfort ⟨p. 293⟩is there in God than to the soul! So that look either way to the Name Jehovah, we may see an argument to humble us for sin, the dreadfulness of the wrath of God appears in this, more than in any one meditation 3that I know of. Neither do I know any meditation that may stick upon the heart to comfort and encourage the heart to turn to God and to rejoice in God so much as this, That there's all being in God eminently, and all depending absolutely upon him; therefore turn to God, because he is Jehovah. Thus you see the connection of these two.
And on the other side, If there be any power in any 1thing that hath a being, to bring any comfort to a man or woman, it's all in God, for God hath all in him eminently; As now, one Creature hath power to torment in one way, another in another way; and so one Creature hath power to comfort us one way, another another, but all this is eminently in God, the gravel torments one way, the humor in the veins in the gout that torments another way, and fire torments another way, and the Sword torments after another manner, and burning feaver torments in the body, fire without, and burning feaver within, the stinging of Serpents torments after another way; now all power of all things is in God Eminently, the quintessence of all things is in God, and therefore the power of God is able to bring all sorts of torments at one time in one thing; As now, suppose several herbs that have several vertues, one hath a vertue in one kind, another in another, but if these herbs were all distill'd into one water, then a drop of that water hath the same vertue and efficacy that it 2may be forty several herbs hath; so now, all creatures that have their several kind of efficacies and vertues distilled into one, If I may compare this distillation unto God, he hath all kind of power in himself, and is able to put it forth in one instant, all the power and efficacie that there is in all creatures in Heaven and Earth, either to torment, or to comfort us, If one herb hath one sweetness, and a second another, and the third another, the distillation of them all together, how sweet will that be? Now all these being in God eminently, Oh what comfort ⟨p. 293⟩is there in God than to the soul! So that look either way to the Name Jehovah, we may see an argument to humble us for sin, the dreadfulness of the wrath of God appears in this, more than in any one meditation 3that I know of. Neither do I know any meditation that may stick upon the heart to comfort and encourage the heart to turn to God and to rejoyce in God so much as this, That there's all being in God eminently, and all depending absolutely upon him; therefore turn to God, because he is Jehovah. Thus you see the connexion of these two.
- 1And whrt Consolation.
- 2A fit simile.
- 3The Excellency of the name Jehovah.The Excellency of the name Iehovah.
