B10086:679
The safety of appearing at the day of judgement, in the righteousness of Christ
The safety of appearing at the day of judgement, in the righteousness of Christ: opened and applied. By Solomon Stoddard ...
Boston: printed by Samuel Green for Samuel Phillips, 1687
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The infiniteness of Gods mercy: this is a great gift, but it is not too great a gift for God to bestow: he has an heart large enough to entertain such purposes as this, men are ready to think that God will count it too much for them, and that a more moderate felicity were fitter for them, but the mercy of God is unlimited, he does not envy mans blessedness, he can find in his heart to bestow all his ⟨p. 317⟩glory upon poor unworthy man, God is rich in mercy, Eph. 2.4. plenteous in mercy, Psal. 103.8. the greatest act of mercy is not beyond the merciful nature of God: he can do any thing that is an act of mercy: his mercy is such that it cannot be overcome with provocations, but it can overcome the greatest provocations, his mercy is such that it has no dependence upon mans worthiness: God has grace enough not to give earthly blessings only, but heavenly blessings unto men, he has such mercy as that he can bear to see men in the possession of heavenly glory, and not grudge at it, or think much of it, he has such mercy that he can take wonderful delight to see men happy.
The infiniteness of Gods mercy: this is a great gift, but it is not too great a gift for God to bestow: he has an heart large enough to entertain such purposes as this, men are ready to think that God will count it too much for them, and that a more moderate felicity were fitter for them, but the mercy of God is unlimited, he does not envy mans blessedness, he can find in his heart to bestow all his ⟨p. 317⟩glory upon poor unworthy man, God is rich inmercy, Eph. 2.4. plenteous in mercy, Psal. 103.8. the greatest act of mercy is not beyond the merciful nature of God: he can do any thing that is an act of mercy: his mercy is such that it cannot be overcome with provocations, but it can overcome the greatest provocations, his mercy is such that it has no dependance upon mans worthiness: God has grace enough not to give earthly blessings only, but heavenly blessings unto men, he has such mercy as that he can bear to see men in the possession of heavenly glory, and not grudg at it, or think much of it, he has such mercy that he can take wonderful delight to see men happy.