The Pee•…•…r benefits (besides his co•…•…on bounty) that God bestoweth vpon his seruants. CHAP. 26.
FOr of him, besides these benefits whereof wee haue spoken partly, such as 〈◊〉〈◊〉
St. Augustine, Of the citie of God vvith the learned comments of Io. Lod. Viues. Englished by I.H.
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- Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo.
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left to the administration of nature and bestowed both vpon good and bad, wee 〈◊〉〈◊〉 a particular bounty of his loue perticular only to the good: for although we 〈◊〉〈◊〉 neuer yeeld him sufficient thankes for our being, life, sence, and vnderstanding of him. yet for that he hath not forsaken vs when we were inuolued in sinne, tur∣•…•…d away from his contemplation, and blinded with loue of blacke iniquity, for that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 hath sent vs his Word, his onely Sonne, by whose incarnation and ex∣tr•…•… passion for vs we might conceiue how (a) dearely god esteemed vs, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 singuler sacrifice bee purged from our guilt, and by the illumination of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 spirit in our hears, tread downe all difficulties, and ascend to that eternall 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ineffable sweetnes of his contemplation: what heart, how many tounges 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to returne sufficient thankes for this last benefit?
L. VIVES.
〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 dearely.] Rom. 8. 32. Who spared not his owne sonne but gaue him for vs all to death. &c.