. Of the principles and duties of natural religion : two books . i$ Lib. F, Jia, and fuch other Potentates ofremote Coun-tries ? who though they are Princes of greatPower and Magnificence,and are able to bringmany hundred thoufands of Fighting-men in-to the Field ; yet they having nothing to dowith us, nor we with them 5 we have there-fore but a fmall Regard for them. Whereas,the next ordinary Gentleman, who is butLord of a Manor, or Juftice of Peace, withwhom we are concerned to deal, and whohath any Power, of punilhing or rewarding,of doing us either a Kindnefs or a Difc
. Of the principles and duties of natural religion : two books . i$ Lib. F, Jia, and fuch other Potentates ofremote Coun-tries ? who though they are Princes of greatPower and Magnificence,and are able to bringmany hundred thoufands of Fighting-men in-to the Field ; yet they having nothing to dowith us, nor we with them 5 we have there-fore but a fmall Regard for them. Whereas,the next ordinary Gentleman, who is butLord of a Manor, or Juftice of Peace, withwhom we are concerned to deal, and whohath any Power, of punilhing or rewarding,of doing us either a Kindnefs or a Difcourte-fy, we ufe to be accordingly afFeded in ourEflecm and Veneration towards him. Andthus muft it be likewife for our Adoration ofthe Divine Nature s which will be either moreor lefs, according as we conceive ourfelvespi ore or lefs concerned in his Providence to-wards CHAP. chap. I o. of Natural (^eli^ion. lip CHAP. X. Of the Perfedtions relating to the DivineWill 5 Goodnefs, Juftice, Faith-fulnefs. a. T^ H E Perfedlons belonging to the■ Divine ^f^i//, were before reckonedto be, I. His Goodnefs. 2. His His Truth and Fatthfulnefs. I. His Goodnefs. By which word is fome-times fignified, the notion of Perfe^ion ingeneral 5 and fometimes it denotes MoralGoodnefs, in oppofition to all kind of MoralImperfedions. Of both which kinds ofGoodnefs, God is the Fountain and Author,the Rule and Meafure, from whom all crea-ted Goodnefs is derived, and by conformityto whom it is to be cflimated. But that moreparticular fenfe of thisWord, according towhich it is now to be treated of, doth refpedthe Inclination of the TDivine Will towardhis Creatures 5 xh^tpropenjlon of his, where-by he is generally dijpofed to procure theirhappinefsy in oppofition to Envy or Malice^which delights in withholdino; Good from o-thers, or doing Mifchief to tliem. And thatth
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