Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…

Secondly if Gods mercy be his glory or his excellency, then let us praise him for his mercy, let us give him the glory of it, for that he looks for at our hands; on Gods part there is but this to make him glorious, viz. an explication or showing of his mercy, on our part it is required that we see it, and take notice of it, be inwardly ⟨p. 31⟩persuaded that he is merciful. Seeing now God hath done his part in making manifest his mercy, let us also do our duty, and give him what is required on our part, even to praise him for his mercy, that is it which he looks for from his Children, whatsoever others do. Wisdom is justified of her children, whatsoever others do, let the Saints and children of God justify him for his mercy, let them say that he is merciful. Others will not say it, or at least they do not think it, but as those wicked men that were devoured with fire that came from God, brake cut into this speech, who shall dwell with everlasting burnings? even so every evil man thinketh God a cruel master, thinks him a severe judge, this secret thought hath every evil man in him, but yet let his children justify him for his mercy, let him say as David did, yet God is good to Israel &c. that is, though he afflict them often, yet he is good to Israel, ¹and to them that are of a pure heart. Let us be ready to say as the Seraphims in Isay 6. holy and holy is the Lord of hosts, it is spoken upon this occasion, The prophet Isaiah was sent forth upon this errand, to make the hearts of the people heavy, this seemed a strange judgement, God seemed to be very cruel, to make their hearts heavy, that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand, yet they justified God notwithstanding, that he was holy:

Secondly if Gods mercy be his glory or his excellency, then let us praise him for his mercy, let us give him the glory of it, for that he looks for at our hands; on Gods part there is but this to make him glorious, viz. an explication or shewing of his mercy, on our part it is required that we see it, and take notice of it, be inwardly ⟨p. 31⟩perswaded that he is merciful. Seeing now God hath done his part in making manifest his mercy, let us also do our dutie, and give him what is required on our part, even to praise him for his mercy, that is it which he looks for from his Children, whatsoever others do. Wisdom is justified of her children, whatsoever others do, let the Saints and children of God justifie him for his mercy, let them say that he is merciful. Others will not say it, or at least they do not think it, but as those wicked men that were devoured with fire that came from God, brake cut into this speech, who shall dwell with everlasting burnings? even so every evil man thinketh God a cruel master, thinkes him a severe judge, this secret thought hath every evil man in him, but yet let his children justifie him for his mercy, let him say as David did, yet God is good to Israel &c. that is, though he afflict them often, yet he is good to Israel,