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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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But lo! a greater matter is here. It is not simply said, God hath wrought us for this; but, HE that hath wrought us for this thing, is GOD: Thereby calling upon us to consider, How great an Hand or Efficient is here, Even God, who hath discovered in a transcendent manner his Glory, in the Ordaining and Contriving of this Work unto this great End. Take it Not therefore ⟨p. 32⟩as a bare Demonstration given from Gods working US to this end, such as is common to other Agents (as hath been said) But further, a Celebration of the Greatness and Glory of God, in his having contrived this with so high an Hand, like unto the great God: And is as if he had said, There is a design in this, worthy of God; HE hath shown himself in this, to be the great God indeed. He that wrought us for this, is God.
But lo! a greater matter is here. It is not simply said, God hath wrought us for this; but, HE that hath wrought us for this thing, is GOD: Thereby calling upon us to consider, How great an Hand or Efficient is here, Even God, who hath discovered in a transcendent manner his Glory, in the Ordaining and Contriving of this Work unto this great End. Take it Not therefore ⟨p. 32⟩as a bare Demonstration given from Gods working US to this end, such as is common to other Agents (as hath been said) But further, a Celebration of the Greatness and Glory of God, in his having contrived this with so high an Hand, like unto the great God: And is as if he had said, There is a design in this, worthy of God; HE hath shewn himself in this, to be the great God indeed. He that wrought us for this, is God.
When Gods ordinary Works are spoken of, it sufficeth himself to say, God did Thus, or This: But when Gods Works of Wonder, then often you find such an illustrious note of Reflection upon, and pointing at Him, to have done as God. And it is ordinary among men, when you would commend the known worth of the Artist, to say, He that wrought this, is such a Man, so to commend the Workmanship.