The rule of faith, or, An exposition of the Apostles Creed so handled as…

5. Because they can show no such fruits of their love and mercy as God doth; they cannot ransom the world, nor quicken and raise the dead souls and bodies of men, nor medicine the afflictions of them they love, to turn them to good, nor subdue those mighty enemies, devils, sin, death, and hell, nor nourish souls, nor give an immortal inheritance.

5. Because they can shew no such fruits of their loue and mercie as God doth; they cannot ransome the world, nor quicken and raise the dead soules and bodies of men, nor medicine the afflictions of them they loue, to turne them to good, nor subdue those mighty enemies, diuells, sin, death, and hell, nor nourish soules, nor giue an immortall inheritance.

Secondly, the consideration of his glorious goodness should compel us:

Secondly, the consideration of his glorious goodnes should compell vs:

1. To magnify him for his goodness, and strive to set out his praises, to mention the loving kindnesses of the Lord, according to his great goodness showed to us, Isaiah 63. 7. The Prophet David in many places urgeth this use vehemently, using this form of exhortation in many places, Oh praise the Lord for he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever, Psalm 106. 1. & 107. 1. & 118. 1 & 1•6. 1. and though worlds of carnal people cannot be inflamed to the admiration of this matchless goodness of his, yet Israel, the redeemed of the Lord, all that fear him, and have experience of his mercy should be vehemently affected with desire to magnify his praises, as these places show. Neither will it