Gods husbandry

It is a great fault to rob God of the glory of his glorious works, and not to take notice of his excellent attributes, discovered unto us in the rare effects thereof. The Lord desireth to have us think and talk of these wonderful works of his, and to implant in our own souls a clearer knowledge, and a deeper reverence of him, by ⟨p. 22⟩means of them. For he knows, that nothing is more beneficial to our souls, then if we do thus usefully behold the lifting up of his high hand: wherefore we must not suffer our natural dullness to prevail against us, and to turn away our thoughts from observing such observable things: which yet in this particular case, we are most apt to do. For I know not how it comes to pass in men, that whereas those of them that are not extremely carnal and earthly-minded, can consider the works of his goodness and mercy, with some admiration, wondering to find so great kindness showed to creatures, that can so little either deserve or requite the same: yet it is far otherwise in the works of his Justice: here a kind of unjustifiable pity of the persons misery, stops our eyes from beholding the beauty of Gods righteousness, and men are nothing apt to praise him for the strict proceeding of his judgements against malefactors. Doubtless this is a corruption in us worthy to be blamed.

It is a great fault to rob God of the glory of his glorious workes, and not to take notice of his excellent attributes, discouered vnto vs in the rare effects thereof. The Lord desireth to haue vs thinke and talke of these wonderfull workes of his, and to implant in our owne soules a cleerer knowledge, and a deeper reuerence of him, by ⟨p. 22⟩meanes of them. For he knowes, that nothing is more beneficiall to our soules, then if we doe thus vsefully behold the lifting vp of his high hand: wherefore wee must not suffer our naturall dulnesse to preuaile against vs, and to turne away our thoughts from obseruing such obseruable things: which yet in this particular case, wee are most apt to doe. For I know not how it comes to passe in men, that whereas those of them that are not extremely carnall and earthly-minded, can consider the workes of his goodnesse and mercy, with some admiration, wondring to finde so great kindnesse shewed to creatures, that can so little either deserue or requite the same: yet it is farre otherwise in the workes of his Iustice: here a kind of vniustifiable pity of the persons misery, stops our eyes from beholding the beauty of Gods righteousnesse, and men are nothing apt to praise him for the strict proceeding of his iudgements against malefactors. Doubtlesse this is a corruption in vs worthy to be blamed.