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blessing_n and_o above_o all_o praise_n thou_o even_o thou_o be_v lord_n alone_o thou_o have_v make_v heaven_n etc._n etc._n neh._n 9_o 5_o 6._o thou_o be_v worthy_a o_o lord_n to_o receive_v glory_n and_o honour_n and_o power_n for_o thou_o have_v create_v all_o thing_n etc._n etc._n revel_v 4._o 11._o more_o particular_o by_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n we_o may_v see_v 1._o the_o excellency_n of_o god_n power_n that_o can_v make_v all_o thing_n of_o nothing_o philosophy_n tell_v we_o that_o nothing_o be_v make_v of_o nothing_o it_o be_v true_a in_o respect_n fit_n exit_fw-la nihilo_fw-la nihil_fw-la fit_n of_o natural_a agent_n they_o must_v have_v some_o matter_n to_o work_v upon_o else_o they_o can_v do_v nothing_o but_o divinity_n tell_v we_o that_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v of_o nothing_o that_o thing_n which_o be_v see_v be_v not_o make_v of_o thing_n which_o do_v appear_v heb._n 11._o 3._o this_o be_v most_o true_a in_o respect_n of_o god_n a_o supernatural_a agent_n 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psal_n 33._o 5._o and_o again_o the_o earth_n be_v full_a of_o thy_o riches_n so_o be_v this_o great_a and_o wide_a sea_n etc._n etc._n psal_n 104._o 24_o 25._o moses_n say_v of_o the_o several_a thing_n that_o god_n make_v god_n see_v that_o it_o be_v good_a and_o of_o they_o all_o collective_o that_o they_o be_v very_o good_a hereby_o intimate_v unto_o we_o as_o austin_n observe_v that_o there_o be_v no_o 21._o scriptura_fw-la per_fw-la omne_fw-la dei_fw-la opera_fw-la subjungens_fw-la et_fw-la vidit_fw-la deus_fw-la quia_fw-la bonum_fw-la est_fw-la completisque_fw-la omnibus_fw-la inferens_fw-la et_fw-la vidit_fw-la deus_fw-la omne_fw-la quae_fw-la secit_fw-la &_o ecce_fw-la bona_fw-la valdè_fw-la nullam_fw-la aliam_fw-la causam_fw-la faciendi_fw-la mundi_fw-la intelligi_fw-la voluit_fw-la nisi_fw-la ut_fw-la bona_fw-la fierent_fw-la à _fw-la
bono_fw-mi deo_fw-la aug._n the_o civ_o dei_fw-la lib._n 11._o cap._n 23._o rerum_fw-la creatarum_fw-la causa_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la nisi_fw-la bonitas_fw-la creatoris_fw-la ibid._n cap._n 21._o other_o cause_n move_v god_n to_o make_v the_o world_n but_o that_o he_o be_v good_a may_v make_v thing_n that_o be_v good_a the_o goodness_n of_o the_o creator_n as_o the_o same_o author_n speak_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o creature_n 4._o god_n eternity_n he_o that_o make_v all_o thing_n must_v needs_o be_v before_o all_o thing_n he_o that_o make_v all_o thing_n in_o the_o beginning_n must_v needs_o himself_o be_v without_o beginning_n and_o consequent_o eternal_a before_o the_o mountain_n be_v bring_v forth_o or_o ever_o thou_o have_v form_v the_o earth_n and_o the_o world_n even_o from_o everlasting_a to_o everlasting_a thou_o be_v god_n psal_n 90._o 2_o these_o excellent_a attribute_n of_o god_n shine_v forth_o and_o show_v themselves_o in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o creation_n and_o therefore_o let_v we_o take_v notice_n of_o they_o let_v we_o look_v upon_o the_o world_n and_o the_o creature_n in_o it_o so_o as_o to_o see_v god_n his_o power_n wisdom_n goodness_n and_o eternity_n in_o they_o and_o let_v we_o praise_v and_o glorify_v he_o for_o they_o let_v we_o consider_v 1._o that_o god_n expect_v this_o of_o we_o he_o make_v all_o thing_n for_o himself_o prov._n 16._o 4._o that_o be_v for_o his_o own_o glory_n that_o we_o may_v know_v and_o acknowledge_v so_o far_o forth_o as_o he_o be_v please_v to_o reveal_v it_o the_o excellency_n that_o be_v in_o he_o 2._o that_o the_o other_o creature_n in_o their_o kind_n do_v glorify_v god_n by_o keep_v the_o order_n in_o which_o god_n have_v set_v they_o and_o by_o minister_a matter_n unto_o we_o whereby_o to_o praise_v god_n thus_o the_o heaven_n declare_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n psal_n 19_o 1._o and_o all_o his_o work_n do_v praise_v he_o psal_n 145._o 10._o but_o we_o ought_v to_o praise_v and_o glorify_v god_n not_o 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ordain_v what_o be_v man_n that_o thou_o be_v mindful_a of_o he_o and_o the_o son_n of_o man_n that_o thou_o visite_a he_o for_o thou_o have_v make_v he_o a_o little_a low_o than_o the_o angel_n and_o have_v crown_v he_o with_o glory_n and_o honour_n thou_o make_v he_o to_o have_v dominion_n over_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n etc._n etc._n psal_n 8._o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o but_o alas_o how_o many_o turn_n god_n glory_n into_o shame_n as_o he_o complain_v psal_n 4._o 2._o instead_o of_o glorify_v he_o for_o the_o creature_n they_o dishonour_v he_o by_o the_o creature_n set_v their_o heart_n and_o affection_n on_o the_o creature_n rather_o than_o on_o he_o they_o assemble_v themselves_o for_o corn_n and_o wine_n but_o they_o rebel_v against_o i_o say_v he_o hos_n 7._o 14._o excellent_a to_o this_o purpose_n be_v that_o of_o austin_n confess_v deum_fw-la ex_fw-la illis_fw-la lauda_fw-la &_o in_o artificem_fw-la eorum_fw-la retorque_fw-la amorem_fw-la ne_o in_o his_o quae_fw-la tibi_fw-la 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1_o pet._n 1._o 21._o yet_o they_o be_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v in_o christ_n you_o believe_v in_o god_n believe_v also_o in_o i_o joh._n 14._o 1._o whosoever_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v ashamed_a rom._n 10._o 11._o in_o he_o shall_v the_o gentile_n trust_v rom._n 15._o 12._o prayer_n be_v to_o be_v make_v only_o unto_o god_n call_v upon_o i_o say_v god_n psal_n 50._o 15._o yet_o stephen_n be_v full_a of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n give_v this_o honour_n unto_o christ_n he_o pray_v unto_o he_o say_v lord_n jesus_n receive_v my_o spirit_n act_n 7._o 55._o &_o 59_o thus_o both_o testimony_n of_o scripture_n and_o argument_n draw_v from_o scripture_n make_v it_o most_o evident_a that_o christ_n be_v god_n true_o and_o proper_o so_o call_v even_o one_o and_o the_o same_o god_n with_o the_o father_n but_o divers_a place_n there_o be_v which_o may_v be_v object_v as_o seem_v to_o make_v against_o this_o truth_n which_o therefore_o be_v to_o be_v clear_v that_o it_o may_v appear_v 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god_n and_o think_v it_o not_o robbery_n to_o be-equall_a with_o god_n v._o 6._o that_o christ_n there_o speak_v of_o himself_o as_o man_n may_v appear_v by_o the_o word_n immediate_o go_v before_o i_o go_v unto_o the_o father_n this_o christ_n do_v as_o man_n for_o otherwise_o as_o god_n he_o be_v then_o with_o the_o father_n yea_o in_o the_o father_n and_o the_o father_n in_o he_o joh._n 14._o 11._o &_o 10._o 38._o object_n 4._o again_o it_o may_v be_v object_v that_o christ_n john_n 17._o 3._o speak_v to_o the_o father_n say_v thus_o this_o be_v life_n eternal_a to_o know_v thou_o the_o only_a true_a god_n and_o he_o who_o thou_o have_v send_v jesus_n christ_n where_o christ_n seem_v to_o make_v his_o father_n only_o the_o true_a god_n answ_n nay_o he_o make_v his_o father_n the_o only_a 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d true_a god_n but_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n betwixt_o these_o two_o proposition_n the_o father_n be_v the_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n the_o expression_n be_v metaphorical_a and_o there_o be_v a_o double_a metaphor_n in_o it_o viz._n both_o in_o that_o christ_n be_v say_v to_o sit_v and_o also_o in_o that_o he_o be_v say_v to_o sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n 1._o for_o the_o phrase_n of_o sit_v as_o here_o it_o be_v use_v and_o apply_v unto_o christ_n by_o the_o consent_n of_o all_o be_v metaphorical_a not_o denote_v the_o site_n and_o posture_n of_o christ_n body_n which_o be_v the_o proper_a acception_n of_o the_o word_n but_o the_o honour_n and_o majesty_n that_o christ_n be_v in_o thus_o the_o word_n be_v figurative_o use_v because_o master_n use_n to_o sit_v and_o servant_n to_o stand_v and_o wait_v upon_o they_o whether_o be_v great_a he_o that_o sit_v at_o meat_n or_o he_o that_o serve_v be_v not_o he_o that_o sit_v at_o meat_n luke_n 22._o 27._o so_o king_n use_v to_o sit_v in_o their_o throne_n and_o judge_n and_o 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