The application of redemption

It's deeply injurious and dishonourable to the Almighty,§1 it sins against more of God, and tramples the riches of his Graces and tender Mercies under the feet of contempt, and counts the Covenant of life and Salvation in the Gospel, not only a common thing, but a vain thing; it […] Gods Truth and Faithfulness, and his enlarged Favours into his face with scorn, as unable to help, and unworthy to be attended. And when all the glorious Attributes and Excellencies of God have met together in contriving and accomplishing the Salvation of a sinner, in despite of all the power of Hell and darkness; this dasheth and blurreth all with the highest disdain, and contumelious indignity that may be. There was an infinite power, wisdom, and goodness put forth in making a World of nothing, adorned and enriched with such beauty and goodness, which each man may see in the frame thereof: but in the plotting and performing the ⟨p. 31⟩great Work of Redemption, there was wisdom beyond all the wisdom in the Work of the Creation; power beyond and above all that power; God said, let there be a World, and it was so: but saying will not serve the turn here, it must be the sending of his own Son, the death and suffering of Jesus Christ, it must cost him his life before lost man could be restored to life again; here was Mercy above all the former Bounty and Goodness; that goodness then vouchsafed continued not with man, nor he in it; but this is everlasting mercy, which doth not only put us into the possession of Grace and Glory, but keeps us there in despite of all the power and policy of Devils, all the treachery and weakness of our own hearts; despair casts the Crown of all his Power, and Wisdom, Truth, and Faithfulness down unto the dust, and proclaims to all the world, in our apprehension, our weakness is beyond his power, it cannot support us, our folly too hard for his wisdom, it cannot lead and enlighten our minds, our misery and sins surpasseth the virtue of his mercy, it cannot help and relieve us.

It's deeply injurious and dishonorable to the Almighty,§1 it sins against more of God, and tramples the riches of his Graces and tender Mercies under the feet of contempt, and counts the Covenant of life and Salvation in the Gospel, not only a common thing, but a vain thing; it 〈…〉 Gods Truth and Faithfulness, and his enlarged Favors into his face with scorn, as unable to help, and unworthy to be attended. And when all the glorious Attributes and Excellencies of God have met together in contriving and accomplishing the Salvation of a sinner, in despight of all the power of Hell and darkness; this dasheth and blurreth all with the highest disdain, and contumelious indignity that may be. There was an infinite power, wisdom, and goodness put forth in making a World of nothing, adorned and enriched with such beauty and goodness, which each man may see in the frame thereof: but in the plotting and performing the