The saints treasury being sundry sermons preached in London /

well the truth is clear enough in the whole tenor of the Gospel.

well the truth is cleare enough in the whole tenour of the Gospell.

If you would know now how it comes to pass, that though God be in himself the fountain of all goodness and infinite mercy; that yet there is such a stoppage as it were that there is not one drop of this mercy can be communicated to the children of men but this way? that although we have to deal with God, who in his own nature is infinitely merciful; yet such is the case with man, and such are the terms between God and man, that there is not, I say, one drop of this infinite ocean can be expected to come for ever from God, but only this way, It comes to pass thus:

If you would know now how it comes to passe, that though God be in himselfe the fountaine of all goodnesse and infinite mercy; that yet there is such a stoppage as it were that there is not one drop of this mercy can be communicated to the children of men but this way? that although we have to deal with God, who in his owne nature is infinitely mercifull; yet such is the case with man, and such are the termes between God and man, that there is not, I say, one drop of this infinite ocean can be expected to come for ever from God, but onely this way, It comes to passe thus:

First, because of the breach of the first covenant that God made with mankind; for only men and Angels, the humane and angelical nature, are capable of a covenant with God, to speak of a covenant properly: and because they are capable of this way of Gods proceeding with them, God would go according to the nature of his creature; and therefore at first makes a covenant with them, and intended to convey ⟨p. 38⟩