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Two discourses I. of the punishment of sin in hell, demonstrating the wrath of…
Two discourses I. of the punishment of sin in hell, demonstrating the wrath of God to be the immediate cause thereof : II. proving a state of glory for just men upon their dissolution / by Tho. Goodwin ...
London: printed by J.D. for Jonathan Robinson, 1693
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And, 2. In that after all other Instances and Demonstrations of Power given in Creation, Miracles, in Conversion of Souls, that is, Take his creating part in it, &c. All which He hath done, immediately Himself, without the intervention of created Influences, that he should, last of all, be willing to give forth anew, or ⟨p. 28⟩show forth his Power afresh in this Work also; and yet should not then give a Demonstration of like immediate Power, but execute it only at second Hand by Creatures alone: this would fall short, and hold no Proportion with that Power already shown forth in those fore-past Works; and then this being the last, or one of the last, after all his other Works ended, purposely to show forth his Power in, it had not been such a Demonstration of Power, as in his last Work (wherein he professeth to show forth any Attribute) he useth comparatively to give: For still his manner is, in the showing forth of any Attribute, to give greater Demonstrations thereof in his latter Works then in the former: Of which more afterwards.
And, 2. In that after all other Instances and Demonstrations of Power given in Creation, Miracles, in Conversion of Souls, that is, Take his creating part in it, &c. All which He hath done, immediately Himself, without the intervention of created Influences, that he should, last of all, be willing to give forth anew, or ⟨p. 28⟩shew forth his Power afresh in this Work also; and yet should not then give a Demonstration of like immediate Power, but execute it only at second Hand by Creatures alone: this would fall short, and hold no Proportion with that Power already shewn forth in those fore-past Works; and then this being the last, or one of the last, after all his other Works ended, purposely to shew forth his Power in, it had not been such a Demonstration of Power, as in his last Work (wherein he professeth to shew forth any Attribute) he useth comparatively to give: For still his manner is, in the shewing forth of any Attribute, to give greater Demonstrations thereof in his latter Works then in the former: Of which more afterwards.