A discourse of the saving grace of God

(1.) The All-sufficiency and independency of God. He stood in no need at all of man, either for Happiness or Glory, the least degree of either. He had been eternally as happy, as glorious, if man had never been, or been ever miserable.

(1.) The Allsufficiency and independency of God. He stood in no need at all of man, either for Happiness or Glory, the least degree of either. He had been eternally as happy, as glorious, if man had never been, or been ever miserable.

1. In respect of Happiness. He was perfectly, infinitely happy without us. He did not expect, he could not have the least Degree of it from us. All degrees, all Fullness of it was in himself, before we had a being. The Divine Understanding was infinitely pleased and satisfied in the Contemplation of himself, the first Truth. The divine Will took infinite contentment and complacency in the enjoyment of himself, the chief Good. The Object here was infinite and glorious Excellencies; and the Acts were infinitely perfect; and the Issue thereof must ⟨p. 18⟩needs be infinite Happiness, both formal and objective. Christ, the Eternal Wisdom of the Father, thus expresseth it, Prov. 8▪ 22. 30. Here are the mutual delights of the Father and the Son; those enjoyments, which hold forth the highest degree of Happiness, before any creature had being. The Son was the Fathers Delights [Greek or Hebrew] daily, every moment, without the least intermission; and rejoiced, the word is [Greek or Hebrew] was laughing before his face. Those happy souls, who are already admitted into the glorious Presence, may guess, tho not comprehend, what happiness there is in those delights: we are in the dark, and can neither express nor conceive how much it is; but tho we cannot conceive how great that Happiness is, we may easily apprehend, that it cannot be made greater by any creature.