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A state of glory for spirits of just men upon dissolution, demonstrated. A sermon…
A state of glory for spirits of just men upon dissolution, demonstrated. A sermon preached in Pauls Church Aug. 30. 1657. before the Rt. Honourable the Lord Mayor and aldermen of the City of London. / By Tho: Goodwin, D.D. president of Magd. Coll. Oxon.A state of glory for spirits of just men upon dissolution, demonstrated. A sermon preached in Pauls Church Aug. 30. 1657. before the Rt. Honourable the Lord Mayor and aldermen of the City of London. / By Tho: Goodvvin, D.D. president of Magd. Coll. Oxon.
London: printed by J.G. for Robert Dawlman, 1657
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TEXT. › Doctrine 2 › Branch 2: §. The II. BRANCH of the second Doctrine.
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§. The II. BRANCH of the second Doctrine.
That there is a glorious Contrivement and Workmanship carried on in this Dispensation of his, like unto the great God indeed.
This carries on this Point yet higher. For, it is not only an Ordination becoming God, (upon the respects mentioned) but there is an Artifice, a Workmanship in it, such as he useth to show in his Works of Wonder, even in this, That he should work upon mens Souls in this life, and then bring them into a glory, he had in the mean space been a working also for those their souls. This is the great God indeed.
This carries on this Point yet higher. For, it is not onely an Ordination becoming God, (upon the respects mentioned) but there is an Artifice, a Workmanship in it, such as he useth to shew in his Works of Wonder, even in this, That he should work upon mens Souls in this life, and then bring them into a glory, he had in the mean space been a working also for those their souls. This is the great God indeed.
When God secretly bestows Cost and Curiosity in preparing matters for such or such an end; and then again, as hiddenly, hath laid out a greater Art, Skill and Workmanship upon that End it self; and then hath exactly suited and matched the one to the other: when All comes to be finished, and both wrought and brought together, then will an infinite surpassing Glory arise unto God out of all, which deserveth to have this Notoriety (that is here) put upon it, He that hath wrought this for that, Is GOD: and lo, this is found here, which is demonstrated, if we view,