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Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…
Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity and duty of Gods children by the late Reverend and Faithful Minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston ...Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity and duty of Gods children by the late Reverend and Faithfull Minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston ...
London: printed by J.T., 1658
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.
First, When God promised to show Moses his glory, for that was Moses his request, that God would 1show him his glory, you see there what God did, he made known his mercy, for that was all he did, when ⟨p. 29⟩he proclaimed his name to Moses, he made known his mercy to him, therefore his glory consisted in that, for when he would make known his glory, he manifested his mercy.
First, When God promised to shew Moses his glory, for that was Moses his request, that God would 1shew him his glory, you see there what God did, he made known his mercy, for that was all he did, when ⟨p. 29⟩he proclamed his name to Moses, he made known his mercy to him, therefore his glory consisted in that, for when he would make known his glory, he manifested his mercy.
- 11. Reason. Exod. 33. 18. and 34. 6.
Secondly, That which is the object of praise must needs 1be glorious, •ow the mercies of God you shall find are still the object of the praises of the saints. Look into the book of Psalms, and you shall see how abundant David is in praising God for his mercies, look into all the songs made by Moses, or Deborah, or Isaiah, or by any other in the scripture, all the object of their praise was his mercy; now whatsoever the object of praise is, that is glorious.