A treatise of the incomparableness of God in his being, attributes, works and word…

To encourage thee to study the knowledge of this God, consider these three properties of it.

1. The true knowledge of this God will be a sanctifying knowledge. If thou hast any thing of a man, I mean of Reason in thee, holiness (which was thy primitive perfection, which is the Image of the incomparable God, and will fit thee for his special love and eternal embraces) will be a strong and cogent argument with thee. Now this knowledge of God will conform thee to God, render thee like unto him, who is the pattern and standard of all excellency. As I said before, knowledge is the eye by which we see God, and the vision of God causeth an assimilation to him. But we all with open face beholding as in a Glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image, from glory to glory, even ⟨p. 143⟩as by the Spirit of our God, 2 Cor. 3.18. The Blackamore that often looked on beautiful pictures, brought forth a beautiful Son. We are often changed into the postures and fashions, yea and dispositions of those whom we much converse with on earth: surely then acquaintance with the gracious and Holy God, will make us in some measure to resemble him.

1. The true knowledge of this God will be a sanctifying knowledge. If thou hast any thing of a man, I mean of Reason in thee, holiness (which was thy primitive perfection, which is the Image of the incomparable God, and will fit thee for his special love and eternal embraces) will be a strong and cogent argument with thee. Now this knowledge of God will conform thee to God, render thee like unto him, who is the pattern and standard of all excellency. As I said before, knowledge is the eye by which we see God, and the vision of God causeth an assimulation to him. But we all with open face beholding as in a Glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image, from glory to glory, even ⟨p. 143⟩