Luk, i 8. I I. Gen. I I. The Vail,,(preadover All Nations,and thy name, for thou haft done wonderful things, thy Counfels ofold are faithfulnefs and truth Inwhich, he gives thanks, as in the perfon ofJefus Chrift, or as a member of him, and ex- preflah the deep and wonderful things which have been wrought onely and alone by Hirn. From whence we may take notice, that the Tongs andpraifes of all Saints, are only and alone to magnifie and lift up Jefirs Ciril}:Lz bid Temple every one (peal¿, ofhisglory : they have nothing to fay in praife of man, of the power of man, wifdom of mart, or the glory ofman, of the faithfulnefs of man, of the counfels- ofman, but of the Lord alone. They are not telling forth whxt they have done, to bring glory to themfelves, or to let up their wifdome, or power, or parts, or any thing in them ; of their righteoufrzefe, of their holineR, oftheir love, oftheir joy, oftheir peace, or any thing of this nature ; as the Scribes and Pharifees, Iam notfo and fo, and I do thus and thus, thereby to magnifie themfelves, or to makeothers think highly ofthem ; no,-but theirfongs and their praifé is alone to exalt Jefus Chriff, and to tell of his doings, ofhis counfels, of his faithfulnefs and truth, of his mercies and loving kindnel?e , of his rigbteoufne1'e and udgements ; this is their glory , and this is their long. In the Second verfe, you may fee how he fets out the tpoiles and the ruins that Jefus Chrift hath made; Great and glorious Cities made heaps ; of a d;fenfed City a rrfine : That ftrongcity Babel built up by the power and wifdom ofmatt, for his protection and defence , which he would raife up to Heaven, toprevent del ruc`fion hereafter, that the deluge of wrath may not (wallow him up; The foule having Teen the Almighty power ofJefus Ch riff, ruining, and bringing down thisTower, and this BA B EL in hinafelf, and making all this work power, wifdom, providence ofman, offèlfand I fieflo tobe made Baliel,Confufron ; here no; ,the Saints give all ( theglory to Jefus Chrift alone; Man finds that he.was railing a Temple, lettingup a Worthip ofhis own deviling ; for what end ? that hemay fecure him ¡elf, providefor hzrnfelf, deliver bimfelfe front wrath, from hell , from the overflowing feourge, from
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