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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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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.
Lastly, He hath put into men a natural self-love, every 1creature desireth the preservation of it self, now the mercies of God tend to the preservation and advantage of the creature, therefore the creature is apt to give him praise for it. It is his mercy that the creature is ready to magnify with all propenseness of heart, with all readiness of disposition, now when God had man in his hands as the potter the clay, seeing he hath so fashioned him that he is apt to praise him for his mercy, it is a sign that he would have his mercy to be his glory and excellency; but I will stay no longer upon the proving of this point, let us now make some use of it.
Lastly, He hath put into men a natural self-love, every 1creature desireth the preservation of it self, now the mercies of God tend to the preservation and advantage of the creature, therefore the creature is apt to give him praise for it. It is his mercy that the creature is ready to magnifie with al propenseness of heart, with all readiness of disposition, now when God had man in his hands as the potter the clay, seeing he hath so fashioned him that he is apt to praise him for his mercy, it is a sign that he would have his mercy to be his glory and excellency; but I will stay no longer upon the proving of this point, let us now make some use of it.