Book, Chapter

  1      1, Int  |            finest portions; so hath God given your Majesty a composition
  2      1, I    |            from our dependence upon God, who is the first cause.~(
  3      1, I    |          and to depend no more upon God’s commandments, which was
  4      1, I    |         extend the soul of man, but God and the contemplation of
  5      1, I    |            and the contemplation of God; and, therefore, Solomon,
  6      1, I    |     purposes, and concludeth thus: “God hath made all things beautiful,
  7      1, I    |             find out the work which God worketh from the beginning
  8      1, I    |        declaring not obscurely that God hath framed the mind of
  9      1, I    |             calleth “the work which God worketh from the beginning
 10      1, I    |            of man is as the lamp of God, wherewith He searcheth
 11      1, I    |          attain to the mysteries of God.” For as touching the first
 12      1, I    |       himself the nature or will of God, then, indeed, is he spoiled
 13      1, I    |            for the contemplation of God’s creatures and works produceth (
 14      1, I    |     knowledge, but having regard to God no perfect knowledge, but
 15      1, I    |         more devout dependence upon God, which is the first cause;
 16      1, I    |          friends: “Will you lie for God, as one man will lie for
 17      1, I    |              For certain it is that God worketh nothing in Nature
 18      1, I    |           it were in favour towards God, and nothing else but to
 19      1, I    |         well studied in the book of God’s word, or in the book of
 20      1, I    |             word, or in the book of God’s works, divinity or philosophy;
 21      1, III  |           are nearer apparitions of God than dreams? And let it
 22      1, III  |            to give their account to God, and so likewise to their
 23      1, III  |     likewise to their masters under God (as kings and the states
 24      1, IV   |   contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according to the
 25      1, IV   |     inclined to leave the oracle of God’s word, and to vanish in
 26      1, IV   |             ever left the oracle of God’s works, and adored the
 27      1, V    |            to read in the volume of God’s works; and contrariwise
 28      1, VI   |          the attributes and acts of God, as far as they are revealed
 29      1, VI   |      acquired, and all knowledge in God is original, and therefore
 30      1, VI   |            emanation of virtue from God; the one referring more
 31      1, VI   |            of difference it pleased God to put upon the works of
 32      1, VI   |             it is not set down that God said, “Let there be heaven
 33      1, VI   |       following; but actually, that God made heaven and earth: the
 34      1, VI   |         which is next in order from God, to spirits: we find, as
 35      1, VI   |         days we see the day wherein God did rest and contemplate
 36      1, VI   |           the supposition was, that God’s commandments or prohibitions
 37      1, VI   |         make a total defection from God and to depend wholly upon
 38      1, VI   |          the favour and election of God went to the shepherd, and
 39      1, VI   |             first great judgment of God upon the ambition of man
 40      1, VI   |             Moses the lawgiver, and God’s first pen: he is adorned
 41      1, VI   |         difference of the people of God, the exercise and impression
 42      1, VI   |           Solomon’s petition and in God’s assent thereunto, preferred
 43      1, VI   |          which grant or donative of God Solomon became enabled not
 44      1, VI   |            expressly, “The glory of God is to conceal a thing, but
 45      1, VI   |           greater honour than to be God’s playfellows in that game;
 46      1, VI   |             did the dispensation of God vary in the times after
 47      1, VI   |       instruments, which it pleased God to use for the plantation
 48      1, VI   |            fathers, when it pleased God to call the Church of Rome
 49      1, VI   |          exaltation of the glory of God. For as the Psalms and other
 50      1, VI   |        great and wonderful works of God, so if we should rest only
 51      1, VI   |          injury unto the majesty of God, as if we should judge or
 52      1, VI   |        Scriptures, nor the power of God;” laying before us two books
 53      1, VI   |   Scriptures, revealing the will of God, and then the creatures
 54      1, VI   |    meditation of the omnipotency of God, which is chiefly signed
 55      1, VII  |       veneration and adoration as a God. This unto the Christians
 56      1, VII  |          virtues, to have made unto God passionate and fervent prayers
 57      1, VII  |         well answered by him again—“God forbid, sir,” saith he, “
 58      1, VII  |          better than I.” It pleased God likewise to use the curiosity
 59      1, VII  |             in veneration, not as a God or Saviour, but as a wonder
 60      1, VIII |    president of the Muses, and Pan, god of the flocks, judged for
 61      2, Int  |           But to your Majesty, whom God hath already blessed with
 62      2, Int  | communalties, and the anointment of God superinduceth a brotherhood
 63      2, Int  |    paternity which is attributed to God, who is called the Father
 64      2, II   |            being the workmanship of God, as He doth hang the greatest
 65      2, II   |          history, the providence of God hath made the distribution.
 66      2, II   |   distribution. For it hath pleased God to ordain and illustrate
 67      2, II   |           that by the providence of God this monarchy, before it
 68      2, II   |           seem they are ordained by God to be coevals, that is,
 69      2, III  |     correspondence which is between God’s revealed will and His
 70      2, III  |           at some times it pleaseth God, for our better establishment
 71      2, III  |          those which are as without God in the world, to write it
 72      2, III  |            persons, which hasten by God’s judgments, and never bend
 73      2, III  |      notable events and examples of God’s judgments, chastisements,
 74      2, V    |            do either penetrate unto God, or are circumferred to
 75      2, V    |       triple character—the power of God, the difference of nature
 76      2, VI   |             of knowledge concerning God which may be obtained by
 77      2, VI   |            never miracle wrought by God to convert an atheist, because
 78      2, VI   |           have led him to confess a God; but miracles have been
 79      2, VI   |            will and true worship of God. For as all works do show
 80      2, VI   |            so it is of the works of God, which do show the omnipotency
 81      2, VI   |            world to be the image of God, and man to be an extract
 82      2, VI   |       honour, as to be the image of God, but only THE WORK OF HIS
 83      2, VI   |         speak of any other image of God but man. Wherefore by the
 84      2, VI   |       enforce the acknowledgment of God, and to demonstrate His
 85      2, VI   |             submit the mysteries of God to our reason, but contrariwise
 86      2, VII  |          all things to the glory of God, they are as the three acclamations,
 87      2, VII  |      employeth; so is the wisdom of God more admirable, when Nature
 88      2, VIII |     refractus, which is referred to God, and cannot report truly
 89      2, X    |             from a due reverence to God, to society, and to ourselves.
 90      2, XI   |           immediately inspired from God, so it is not possible that
 91      2, XI   |           from the foreknowledge of God and spirits: unto which
 92      2, XI   |           to that first edict which God gave unto man, In sudore
 93      2, XI   |          those noble effects, which God hath set forth unto man
 94      2, XIII |       divinity (because it pleaseth God to apply Himself to the
 95      2, XIII |             sciences, I purpose (if God give me leave) hereafter
 96      2, XIV  |        needed not to have asked why God should have adorned the
 97      2, XX   |      declaring that it was the same God that gave the Christian
 98      2, XX   |          that the elected saints of God have wished themselves anathematised
 99      2, XX   |             it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers
100      2, XX   |       writing concerning the law of God, as Moses did when he abode
101      2, XX   |       contemplative and walked with God, yet did also endow the
102      2, XXI  |             ruled by their laws, as God did by the laws of nature;
103      2, XXI  |        their supreme prerogative as God doth His power of working
104      2, XXII |           commonly also ascribed to God as a magnanimity. So further
105      2, XXII |            see, aspiring to be like God in power, the angels transgressed
106      2, XXII |              by aspiring to be like God in knowledge, man transgressed
107      2, XXII |         aspiring to a similitude of God in goodness or love, neither
108      2, XXIII|         divine glass is the Word of God, so the politic glass is
109      2, XXIII|             tribute which we owe to God of our time; who (we see)
110      2, XXIII|            We see the government of God over the world is hidden,
111      2, XXIII|          touching the government of God, that this globe, which
112      2, XXIII|             body, is in the view of God as crystal: Et in conspectu
113      2, XXIII|         less, because I purpose (if God give me leave), having begun
114      2, XXIII|         divine glass is the Word of God, so the politic glass is
115      2, XXIII|             tribute which we owe to God of our time; who (we see)
116      2, XXIII|            We see the government of God over the world is hidden,
117      2, XXIII|          touching the government of God, that this globe, which
118      2, XXIII|             body, is in the view of God as crystal: Et in conspectu
119      2, XXIII|         less, because I purpose (if God give me leave), having begun
120      2, XXV  |          XXV~(1) The prerogative of God extendeth as well to the
121      2, XXV  |         upon the word and oracle of God, and not upon the light
122      2, XXV  |     inspiration and revelation from God.~(4) The use notwithstanding
123      2, XXV  |           our reasonable service of God;” insomuch as the very ceremonies
124      2, XXV  |    apprehension of the mysteries of God to us revealed; the other,
125      2, XXV  |      argument. In the former we see God vouchsafeth to descend to
126      2, XXV  |        grounded upon the placets of God.~(6) Here therefore I note
127      2, XXV  |           sensible than it pleaseth God to reveal them, Quomodo
128      2, XXV  |   disincorporate from the Church of God.~(10) For the obtaining
129      2, XXV  |           is no such enmity between God’s Word and His works; neither
130      2, XXV  |            and earth in the Word of God, whereof it is said, “Heaven
131      2, XXV  |            purpose of the Spirit of God is not to express matters
132      2, XXV  |             latter points, known to God and unknown to man, touching
133      2, XXV  |           doctrine of the nature of God, of the attributes of God,
134      2, XXV  |           God, of the attributes of God, and of the works of God.
135      2, XXV  |            God, and of the works of God. The nature of God consisteth
136      2, XXV  |         works of God. The nature of God consisteth of three persons
137      2, XXV  |          Godhead. The attributes of God are either common to the
138      2, XXV  |           the persons. The works of God summary are two, that of
139      2, XXV  |            imposing restraint where God granteth liberty, or in
140      2, XXV  |             in taking liberty where God imposeth restraint. In the
141      2, XXV  |          the deducing of the law of God to cases of conscience;
142      2, XXV  |             reciprocal acts between God and man; which, on the part
143      2, XXV  |          man; which, on the part of God, are the preaching of the
144      2, XXV  |           invocation of the name of God; and under the law, sacrifices;
145      2, XXV  |              when we serve the true God with a false worship; idolatry,
146      2, XXV  |           receding from the Word of God; for so he saith, Quasi