in the Creation, his Wisedome in his Provi∣dence, and ruling of the world, his Justice in hell, his Majestie in heaven, but his Mercy and kindnesse, his bowels of tender mercy doe most of all appeare in his Church among his people. God shewes the excellency of his goodnesse and mercy in the Incarnation of Christ, and the benefits we have by it; many Attributes and ex∣cellencies of God, shine in Christ, as,
His truth, All the promises of God are, yea, and Amen in Christ, there is an accomplishment of all the promises.
And then his wisedome, that hee could recon∣cile Justice and Mercy, by joyning two natures together, this plot was in heaven by God the Fa∣ther, the Sonne, and the Holy-Ghost, the Trinity, that God and man should be joyned together, to joyn and knit two Attributes, seeming contrary, Justice, and Mercy, to reconcile man, by recon∣ciling Justice and Mercy, and by such an excel∣lent way, that God should become man, Ema∣nuel, this was a great wisedome to reconcile Ju∣stice and Mercy, by such a Person, as should sa∣tisfie Justice, and give way to Mercy, that is, by Christ. God will lose none of his Attributes, his Justice must be satisfied, that his Mercy might be manifested; the wisdome of God found out that way, it is a plot the Angels study in.
Likewise here is Justice, Justice fully satisfied in Christ, he became our Surety, who is God as well as man, if no creature can satisfie God, God can, when the second Person tooke our nature,