nfined within himselfe, other extended towards vs: works of the
sacred Trinitie within it selfe (as that the Father begets, and the
Sonne is begotten, and the holy Ghost proceeds from both) are wonderfull
acts of such an high nature that it is our dutie rather simply to adore,
then subtilly to explore them: all his acts extended toward vs are
summarilie reduced vnto two, namely the works of creation and
redemption. [df]The worke of creation is attributed in the Masse of the
matter to God the Father, in the disposition of the forme to God the
Sonne, in the preseruation of both to God the holy Ghost. So likewise
that of redemption, in election vnto God the Father, in the consummation
vnto God the Sonne, in the application vnto the holy Ghost, all which
are very _noble acts_, and God is to be praised in them _according to
his excellent greatnesse_. The worke of creation is so mightie, that
none could bring it to passe but the Father almightie: that God should
haue nothing but nothing, whereof, wherewith, whereby to build this
high, huge, goodly, faire frame; is a principle which nature cannot
teach, and Philosophie will not beleeue. The worke of redemption is of
farre greater might and mercy, for the making of the world was (if I may
so speke) onely lip-labour vnto God, _he spake the word and it was done,
he commanded and it stood fast_, Psalm. 33. 9. but Christ in redeeming
the world said many words, and did many wonders, and suffered also many
wounds. It is true that the least ake of his least finger is _infiniti
meriti, sed non definiti meriti_, that is of an infinite merit, yet not
that determined ransome for the sinnes of the whole world. It cost him
more to redeeme soules, [dg]_he dyed for our sinnes and rose againe for
our iustification_, hee suffered for vs and that death, and that a
violent death, and of all violent deaths the most accursed death on
the Crosse.

[Sidenote df: _Aduancement of learning lib. 2. pag. 116._]

[Sidenote dg: _Rom. 4. 25._]

The worke of sanctification is a noble act also, for euery man if you
rightly consider his making is a wonder, I am saith our [dh]Prophet
fearfully and wonderfully made: but a good man if you consider his new
making is a wonderfull wonder, as [di]_Paul_ speakes _a spectacle to men
and Angels_, as the vulgar Latine runnes in the 68. Psalme, at the last
verse, _mirabilis deus in sanctis_, O God wonderfull art thou in thy
Saints.

[Sidenote dh: _Psalm. 139. 13.