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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
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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.
Secondly, That which is the object of praise must needs 1be glorious, •ow the mercies of God you shal finde 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 Esaiah, 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.
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Thirdly, God made the world you know for his glories sake, 1to make manifest that now that which he did in making the world was to communicate his mercy and his goodness to the creature, for this was the primary and first intent of God, and that indeed was all that he did, he explicated his goodness to the creature, and then made angels and men to behold it, now I say if he made the world for his glory, & in the world he communicated his mercy and goodness to the creature, his mercy then must needs be his glory.
- 13. Reason.