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An exposition of the assemblies catechism with practical inferences from each question as it…
An exposition of the assemblies catechism with practical inferences from each question as it was carried on in the Lords Days exercises in Dartmouth, in the first year of liberty, 1688 / by John Flavell.
London: printed for Tho. Cockerill, 1692
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Of G•d's Goodness.
Quest. 1. WHAT is the Goodness of God?
A. It is an Essential Property of his Nature, whereby he is absolutely and perfectly good in himself, and the Fountain of all communicated Goodness to the Creature. Psalm 119.68. Thou art good, and dost good, teach me thy Statutes.
Q 2. How doth the Goodness of God differ from the Mercy of God?
A. It differs in its Objects; for Misery is the Object of Mercy; but Goodness extends to the Creatures that are happy, as well as miserable; as the Angels, Psal. 145.9. The Lord is good to all, and his tender mercies are over all his works.