Life eternall, or, A treatise of the knowledge of the divine essence and attributes : delivered in xviii sermons . where in Scripture. Thirdly, The humanityof Chrift a-lonc not to beworshipped. % How Goddefcribes him-felfe to Mo/es:Exod: 34. 6,andalfbelfe-where, I Ob]tft. ^Anfxv. How to con-ceive of a fpirit. Tbe Lord fillsheaven andearth. 4* The Simplicityo/God. He is power-ful!, gracious, fcCa Deut , J4A Thirdly3fixe thy minde chiefly on his Attri-butes,that he is aSpirit filling heaven and earth,and hee is exceeding fearefull, powerfull, all-mighty,exceeding gracious and l
Life eternall, or, A treatise of the knowledge of the divine essence and attributes : delivered in xviii sermons . where in Scripture. Thirdly, The humanityof Chrift a-lonc not to beworshipped. % How Goddefcribes him-felfe to Mo/es:Exod: 34. 6,andalfbelfe-where, I Ob]tft. ^Anfxv. How to con-ceive of a fpirit. Tbe Lord fillsheaven andearth. 4* The Simplicityo/God. He is power-ful!, gracious, fcCa Deut , J4A Thirdly3fixe thy minde chiefly on his Attri-butes,that he is aSpirit filling heaven and earth,and hee is exceeding fearefull, powerfull, all-mighty,exceeding gracious and long-fuffcring,abundant in mercy and truth, that he hath pureeyes5and cannot fee any iniquity : ^.. SoExod. As CMofes could not fee him, Godwould flievv him nofliape, but his Attributes,his backe partsjfo thou muft conceive of him,asa Spirit, that is exceeding ftrong, potent, andfearef ulI,one that will not holde the wicked in-| (hewes mercy to thoufands of themthat feare him; and to finners,if they willcome in unto him: And thus youmuft conceive of him,whenyou come beforehim. VJKJS. THE. T H R TWELFTH SERMON. E x o ,14. L^^Mofcs faid unto God, Behold when I comeunto the children of ifrael, and fhall fay untothem, the God of your fathers hath fent mee untoyou,andthey jhatlfay unto mejvhat is his name$what (hall I fa) unto them ? ^4ndGodfaiduntoMofes,I k^AM, TH AT I A v 1 n g finished that point,that God is a Spirit, w hichis a particular expreffionof the Simplicity of G o d>we come to fpeake of theSimplicity it felfe: whichw is that ,by whichhe is one moft pure and entire eflence,onc moft jimplc^
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