Discourses upon the Existence and Attributes of God

5. But Totally. There is no space, not the least, wherein God is not wholly according to his Essence, and wherein his whole Substance doth not exist; not a part of Heaven can be designed wherein the Creator is not wholly; as he is in one part of Heaven, he is in every part of Heaven. Some kind of resemblance we may have from the water of the Sea, which fills the great space of the World, and is diffused through all; yet the Essence of Water is in every drop of Water in the Sea, as much as the whole; and the same quality of Water, tho' it comes short in quantity; and why shall we not allow God a nobler way of Presence without diffusion, as is in that? Or take this resemblance, since God likens himself to Light in the Scripture^*, he covereth himself with Light; A Chrystal Globe hung up in the Air hath Light all about it, all within it, every part is pierced by it, wherever you see the Chrystal you see the Light; the Light in one part of the Chrystal cannot be distinguished from the Light in the other part; and the whole Essence of Light is in every part; and shall not God be as much present with his Creatures, as one Creature can be with another^*? God is totally every where by his own simple substance.

5. But Totally. There is no space, not the least, wherein God is not wholly according to his Essence, and wherein his whole Substance doth not exist; not a part of Heaven can be design'd wherein the Creator is not wholly; as he is in one part of Heaven, he is in every part of Heaven. Some kind of resemblance we may have from the water of the Sea, which fills the great space of the World, and is diffused through all; yet the Essence of Water is in every drop of Water in the Sea, as much as the whole; and the same quality of Water, tho' it comes short in quantity; and why shall we not allow God a nobler way of Presence without diffusion, as is in that? Or take this resemblance, since God likens himself to Light in the Scripture^*, he covereth himself with Light; A Chrystal Globe hung up in the Air hath Light all about it, all within it, every part is pierced by it, whereever you see the Chrystal you see the Light; the Light in one part of the Chrystal cannot be distinguisht from the Light in the other part; and the whole Essence of Light is in every part; and shall not God be as much present with his Creatures, as one Creature can be with another