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

Nor may they say there are no Passions in God, and therefore no wrath: for though it be true, that Passions are not in God, as they are in man, yet that little helps them, but rather increaseth the terror, because wrath is in God after a way agreeable to his nature, far above that wrath can be in man: Mans anger is mutable and finite, Gods anger is immutable & infinite. And to beat this into the heads of wicked men, God doth ascribe to himself not only the words of anger and wrath, but of loathing with his soul, jealousy, fury, smiting with the hands, &c. Psalm 11. 5. Ezek. 22. 13. & 38. 18. 19. and the more to affect men, when God is described as angry, a consuming fire is said to go before him, and darkness to be round about him, the earth trembling under him, and the hills melting at the presence of God, and the heavens removing out of their place, &c. Psalm 97. 2, 3, 4. Isaiah 13. 13.

Nor may they say there are no Passions in God, and therefore no wrath: for though it be true, that Passions are not in God, as they are in man, yet that little helpes them, but rather increaseth the terror, because wrath is in God after a way agreeable to his nature, farre aboue that wrath can bee in man: Mans anger is mutable and finite, Gods anger is immutable & infinite. And to beate this into the heads of wicked men, God doth ascribe to himselfe not onely the words of anger and wrath, but of loathing with his soule, iealousie, furie, smiting with the hands, &c. Psalme 11. 5. Ezek. 22. 13. & 38. 18. 19. and the more to affect men, when God is described as angry, a consuming fire is said to goe before him, and darkenesse to bee round about him, the earth trembling vnder him, and the hills melting at the presence of God, and the heauens remouing out of their place, &c. Psalme 97. 2, 3, 4. Esay 13. 13.