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The glory of goodness. The goodness of God celebrated; in remarkable instances and improvements…
The glory of goodness. The goodness of God celebrated; in remarkable instances and improvements thereof: and more particularly in the redemption remarkably obtained for the English captives, which have been languishing under the tragical, and the terrible and the most barbarous cruelties of barbary. : [Six lines from Psalms]
printed by T. Green for Benjamin Eliot, 1703
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Wonderful, Wonderful is the GOODNESS of that GOD, against whom the Evil of Sin is committed.. Indeed the Evil & Venom of Sin lies, in its b•ing against so Good a GOD. In the Titles of our God, Optimus appears as bright and soon unto us, as Maximus; He is Good as well as Great, and Great in being so very Good.
Wonderful, Wonderful is the GOODNESS of that GOD, against whom the Evil of Sin is committed.. Indeed the Evil & Venome of Sin lies, in its b•ing against so Good a GOD. In the Titles of our God, Optimus appears as bright and soon unto us, as Maximus; He is Good as well as Great, and Great in being so very Good.
But let us Enquire; First; What is the Goodness of God?
I will answer; Tis GOD in Hi• Bounty; Or, His Inclination to deal Bountifully with His Creatures. It is intimated in that passage, Psal. 119.63. Thou art Good, and thou doest Good. He is Essentially Good; & He is Relatively Good. God Wills, tha• there should be something Besides Himself; but that it should be All for Himself ▪ And then He Delights in these His Works; & is Bountiful and Beneficial unto them. This ⟨p. 9⟩is the Goodness of God! Indeed, the Goodness of God, in some sort comprehends all His Attributes. It was said, Exod. 33.19. I w•ll make all my Goodness pass before thee. What was this Goodness, but the whole Train of the lovely Perfections, and Excellencies in our God? When Goodness does Contrive our Happiness, then it is Wisdom; When Goodness does Effect our Happiness, then it is Power; When Goodness does Bestow our Happiness, without Merit, then it is Grace; When against Merit, then it is Mercy; When according to Promise, then it is Truth; When with a Respect unto the Price paid for it, then it is Justice. Indeed, we are told by our Good Lord,