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4. In their Salvation, providing for them an inheritance, immortal, incorruptible, and that in the most glorious place of the whole world, the Heaven of Heavens, when they shall live in his presence for evermore, enjoying Rivers of pleasure at his right hand, 1. Pet. 1. 3. Psal. 17. Tit. 2. 12.

4. In their Saluation, prouiding for them an inheritance, immortall, incorruptible, and that in the most glorious place of the whole world, the Heauen of Heauens, when they shall liue in his presence for euermore, enioying Riuers of pleasure at his right hand, 1. Pet. 1. 3. Psal. 17. Tit. 2. 12.

The last thing that she weth the goodness of Gods nature is his Patience, and his Patience is admirable.

The last thing that she weth the goodnesse of Gods nature is his Patience, and his Patience is admirable.

1. If we consider the provocations to move him to implacable displeasure, and these arise either from the consideration of the persons that provoke him, or from the things by which he is provoked: there are four things that might irritate extremely, if we look upon the persons provoking. The first is their Number: worlds of men by their sins daily transgress and offend against God; if he look down from heaven, he may see what to loath in the works of all men: scarce one of a City, or two of a Tribe that have any care to please God. The second is their enmity, God is provoked by men that are his professed enemies, and therefore might conceive just fury against them, there being no reason why he should pity or spare them. Thirdly, it adds to the provocation that they are his creatures: the work of his own hands; they rebel against him that were made by him, and therefore the indignity of the offence is the greater. Fourthly, their impotency, he needs not fear them, he might blow them away at once as a little dust of the Balance: he could destroy them with frogs, and lice, and flies: and for the evils by which he is provoked, what