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god_n can_v will_v any_o thing_n as_o his_o end_n of_o act_v but_o himself_o without_o undeify_v himself_o god_n will_v be_v infinite_o good_a can_v move_v for_o any_o thing_n but_o what_o be_v infinite_o good_a and_o therefore_o whatsoever_o god_n make_v he_o make_v for_o himself_o 16.4_o himself_o prov._n 16.4_o that_o whatsoever_o he_o make_v may_v bear_v a_o badge_n of_o this_o perfection_n upon_o it_o and_o be_v a_o discovery_n of_o his_o wonderful_a goodness_n for_o the_o make_n thing_n for_o himself_o do_v not_o signify_v any_o indigence_n in_o god_n that_o he_o make_v any_o thing_n to_o increase_v his_o excellency_n for_o that_o be_v capable_a of_o no_o addition_n but_o to_o manifest_v his_o excellency_n god_n possess_v every_o thing_n eminent_o in_o himself_o do_v not_o create_v the_o world_n for_o any_o need_n he_o have_v of_o it_o finite_a thing_n be_v unable_a to_o make_v any_o accession_n to_o that_o which_o be_v infinite_a man_n indeed_o build_v a_o house_n to_o be_v a_o 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only_o to_o communicate_v his_o goodness_n in_o creation_n not_o to_o acquire_v any_o goodness_n or_o excellency_n from_o they_o as_o man_n do_v in_o their_o frame_n of_o thing_n god_n be_v all_o and_o be_v destitute_a of_o nothing_o and_o therefore_o nothing_o accrue_v to_o he_o by_o the_o creation_n but_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o his_o goodness_n this_o goodness_n therefore_o must_v be_v the_o motive_n and_o end_n of_o all_o his_o work_n the_o three_o thing_n that_o god_n be_v good_a 1._o the_o more_o excellent_a any_o thing_n be_v in_o nature_n the_o more_o of_o goodness_n and_o kindness_n it_o have_v for_o we_o see_v more_o of_o love_n and_o kindness_n in_o creature_n that_o be_v endue_v with_o sense_n to_o their_o descendants_n than_o in_o plant_n that_o have_v only_o a_o principle_n of_o growth_n plant_n preserve_v their_o seed_n whole_a that_o be_v enclose_v in_o they_o animal_n look_v to_o their_o young_a only_a after_o they_o be_v drop_v from_o they_o yet_o after_o some_o 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