11.6 Gr:~.ce,ena· blin~ vs to. ~lonfic · GoJ. ' Ill. V(e. tUlnExpojition of Chrifls Mattb,6. V-9· " --------------------- Lord,halowtd!urhy name. And indeed till we A be inwardly humbled for tbc[e corruptions in fomc maafure,dlc hc-~rt can ncu~r frc3kc d~clc words lS a fonne and daughtc~Of G.od ·ought · (ay God fc.ndcs a gricuo~1s. dearth a;f! fami-,H~ of bread among vs,9r the P.laguc ofpdhlcncc, as he hath done fundrie times; then t;nuft ·we ilriuc herein to glorific :lnd praifC.God~,name~ fir!f,by labouring to fee the han.:l. of qpd.fim2, Vfe~ GY!fCel t"'be"kj~;d; .. ting v~ for our finncs{ccondly,by rcucr,cncjqg _Spconclly, i:h1SpctitLon tca~Q~t.P~vs,e~rpcllly the workc ofGodlefl:ccrping it a.shis Qaufl vp~ to doe. t<:_>.d<E_fi~~ o~ God ~ho(c f})irituafl grace-~ ~"thcr~- 1 911 vs: thirdly, by humbling our fc}qes vmo by we may 'glonfie his.nfl1llC in .~nlr'felucs an4 9C?d,& rcnaing our.rcpcqt:mcc for our Jinpcs,. other_?.The graces.enabling vs_hercto,arc.thcfc \hat hauc brought Gods iudgemcnts vpo,!): vs~ clpcc~ally. I. The rruck_.owlrdgc•f.God,as he Thus OJOt!l>i· we glorific God in his Iudgchath reuc:tlcd hunfdfe 111 h1s w.9rd, :urd ~'1 tbfi: mc1~ts:bm. alas>fi.1ch is our blindndfc an4 fecu.., \\Ot kes of h1s powc1 and plOUld~>qce: for he · ritie, :md t-hough Gods,hand be vponvs~ yet · that k':O\".eSnprGod canllOt poffibly gloufic tCw fay it to ~cart; \\'here is he. th:at· J~ith,· ala lcr.8.(, his name. I r. To fa;-;Elijie (jqd_,ip ·OW i¥artl ;· 1·Pha~hmte.J4,me? nay, though .God hunfelfc ' bylouing, fearing,. and rrufHng in'himabou,c lB. I cap vn..t~ wrgping and1J1oHrni'~{•.m'd to gir~i11g b If all. T.his iu:1kcs greatiy for his ~oric,..\'hC'!J we l with foc/.z5 ciaatfJ (as JtrcrPr,opbct 9fppak~th; 'J· a.u.u, depend vpon him jn fou!c and bodi·c for ?Jl , .,rerbeholdAioy,.an,dg11df!4£e_,---etUing, anf{t/r.in- -goods. things, I JI. The c:d11cs of our· l·j"ptf; kjng; f<;> a;, <;J-,Qds 11<\IVF !s ,difilcy.lou_r~d. !n his ""hrch is a facrificc of pr~:fc to God for all his iudgemcms:,So 'Nbcn Q.'ods.bldljngs arC;ypon mercies: Pial. 5o. <l · He that ojfmthpraifofhp/1 vs;wc flw.y)d g\orific .~is ·name, by labouring ,glorific mec. I V. ·ro J!e God. hand in all his . to fee hi?l,ta~d of m,crcic; and dlccmitlgc.of j woiks,. h~·N mig. htie, iuft, and,grati0us_rh~ ' th~t~ ~·cusr.c~?tly, wi_t!J.~Ptir~fc and t~an~.(giUi,ng L?;r~~ .•. ts. :'; .To .r~~ercnce tf!e worlzu of G~4 t~ God~at.t~ the gtu.c~ :~ l>ut, hc_rct"n1 fill~·We'} for ht~ mB~cc, mc:rc.tc, power,&c. appearing_ tit dlfhono~r Qo,d, ~y.p~~qng -vpon t\lP_rflW~\\~S, l.diem_. ':!. To 11je /t/1 bif J.r..e.attres reugrc,nt'J-, praiti1~~ . -~~H~ir ?"YH~ ~~f.!P,~nf. iQdu_(hic;~ndfo ~ Pl'"ab.r.r 1 , falh~bf)'ll\g the fo.m~ .. '":nto. pur f~lucs-by·tl\c fact·,ftc~'r!9JRelrf:e;(t~_,\~S~~~~!J>..Coph~tJ<\i.~~., j 16,. ~· word and pr<'yer. , ,, · Now J>c~:tufc thts·,d4C-1e l'S of grc;\_t;;v.v.ugnc 1 Moti~esto' T_hcfe grace~, -~Y.C mu~ hungc~ ofrcr, and·la.,., and imp9I:tQnccJ ... ~ ,w.p,hf.Jrl.e.(o'riJe fptc·ia;ll'rea.. 1 glorifi~ god: ~our tohauc--alJucly.feclmg ~~ !9- pur heaFts,: · ~onstompouc vsflcrcl\nro:!I.. frot11the.ncccffiI· and fo !hallwe fro eh fie Gods nat)!<, .and .houe hereof io ~pdsCll)lrc_ll;m.d childr<o"'for J!our him in nil h},s \\·orks. ~nd.h..cichy .~·c fl.-a.ll C Gods~ame!.is difhonQIJT~cguc;r·allthe;}\!OtidJ l;t~~w our !eluf,s t~)lp!.c fPtlJ>o;s an.d daug~: . In the 8f~at dominiopi:!lf,~i}c Jiurk;oG.od:is. t~rs ef (.. o~.: we !T1tty ... mdec4c"b~lo)Jg, t~ GG!A, · .:~.cknowJ~dgcQ,~~t yttp.ut .::{theTriuiJic:V\nd , •.•., 11 'inhis fecrct e9u~[qll; 'but,wit.l;.;mqhcfda\1,, i thclcwcscoofcffiog Go<\; ,clmic.. Chrilh:>~c -'·' ~ificd affeCtions 1 \-'VP arc not c~~ftu.ally calkd} ! P,apifis.!n f\'P.rd ',GilfCJfe~and acknowl.<!dge 'the ·:" :: and fo indceq n0t ~Clually bccl'!nF Gods chilTnni>if;b.41,yqt by their Jdolatne the¥ grcitiy dr£J1, ;,,., : robbe Go,4n(~>s gl"ri.c, thcy.rol·.bi:.£brill-Qf 3. Vfo. ·DutieJ to '"f'M[/ifcd, . • "'" h.~ qfli>~s,.~o\,gi~c dluine worfl>ipvmb c>ea.- Thirdly,w_\,~focucr we askcqfCod in p!!i~ 1 i~,c, .. Aq~ iiHhe bolomo <>(• t)Jdohurch arc Dutieswller· c;,w~ muf~ VJ1fam'-·d1y cndcauc;>ur to pr:tClifqJ~ tnany A.thcifh, blafphemers, ep.prdfG'rs,dBJn~ by we may our,ltucs:as tbet'cforc \'\'C pn:ty. that Cods name' kardsr~4ukqers,&vql.up'tuou.s1'ctfQnslwho.(c glorifies,od. may be f1alo" cd,,fo we nu1ft 9e c:ttcfull tO:f.a1~~ bcJl~c.il< the it·God; ~alf "¥hich,: rhbnghb tncf# Et~.: thc£amc 11,1~~ ~..conucrfa~i?n.F<h this cud- : willpr0(t1.~~.Q i11 wprO,yCth}.thcit vooek·eS wt;mu.ll h~u~ ~cga.td to ~htec,tJungs. . ... !..:c? 1 t.P~Y'dc.(lj~l\im ;,Jo tltat "\!iillcffc0oAs-cht.klretr 1., That 0111 },JUcs.!_.>c \'11,bl~tPcgbte, not dun;, . (c~kc to ll'haigpinf.! ancLacl\la.necGodsi~Jnrft);i~ 'J>Tim.6.r. tcd Y\lth :111y .f:nne, ~hat as Pmt!i'~ud of-eat tbly 1 : /. ~s li~c t§)~be-tnupplcd and ~roden. vn<kbfi9:aft". ·fcru!\onts, ;YI;;cl .~Ifcount thcit m.ajfas worfbi~ i~ I I!Thatc is great daungd..ro Gods chHdrcn in a.{tbonol!r rh!lf the:name of Go4,6.,c r:or;, t(JJ}[. JfP.--1 [ omittiJ}gand ncgl~Cling this dutic; for &.y Calkjn of: [o, nhe/a\~~ r~ay be vp·iflcd, in euclf. 1 . ling t·hty ,arc brought ncarc vmo GoCl: now one of vs towar~t.i. th~ Lo,rd·CM!:.'ll~flcr !n l]C'a~ God will be glorified in all that cqtnc ncare. 41 uen.Away th~rcf<:t:~·!' ith :tH Idolatry,bJafphe., . 1 . him: if "q:f':dbc not·honour him :tccordiNg to , mou)\ oathesland cu,fcd!.fp$a~lv.S:, ·with Sab- : our profcffionJ hi's hand wiH bcvpon vs for his l ha~~ brc,lklng,,a!\d (_pll orher ti.nnrs-ag:tinfi.~c gloricjn our confufion: hence it wos, that'God i fccond Table: for aprophanc Efebrings.gr~at {Jew d JV!ld46 and ft6ihn the fonncs of Adron, d, Lev.lo 1•1 rcpt~oJ_ch vp~n~.tlH(!_namo;: of.-Q~.fl v..J:liCh men I for offl'ingJlrangc fire beforC'thc Lord: and h'c 1 protcOe. · :, ... ~ , ,.,.. ;;~; .... · ~~ cit:bar~ed .Mofos and ,.Aaror. out of t-h~promil ~. VVc nndt propound .th,ctS"i~ht cndc:of: . fed \o.nd, c6tcaufe tiJt'J gloriflrtl him no1 •at the c: Nu~uo.n ~ur.life.et:ct y (by ~~r.our;c:l'lhog ~11d £onwn.fh- !: Wt!tcrsofJhiff'.:rh_is made tl1c wr"Jth of(4o? t~1 f ,.sam.t. ~~?11go w1,r, <?-o_<11ho11011r anJJ glo.ti<~ and tlot,l· ~ ~t~rn~ ~tke fir_c- :tg:unfl th~ hotd.. ~ ofE/i;.for~.i t~~ . 2,, 1,.& PJ· / .opr.o-\\'11epr:nfc-,wcahh,pic.afi.ue,ordJf.111tlto ·;. •nuqmfletfh,s fonnes,wh:c.hrheJrFarherfd'IP m I . 3, I.~ I.. Wl,tcf1 God offers oc.caGon by :111y ' them, and yet /lt~i('dtl}(:_m· mt,-and Johu;~r.red• ·~.?rke of fri~ pi;O}l-~d . encc, we myfl· cndcauour.l J thf'maboHe the L01-d. '\i\-,e. b:;d nccdc 'therefOre~ tl:crcin to glori2c ~nd mngnific~.Gqfi:cx~mplc:~loooke v~~o on.r lduc~1 that w::_gloriflti G~d"i ----------- ~
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