V ER. 6. Ephefrans,Cháp,i. 7-9 containe all of them, both the admiration and high efleem of it, when it is once manifefied, the praifing it in word, and honouring it the thankefgivingwhich is molt worthily yeelded to it. Glory ofGod is fometime tiled in a fingular manner, tonote aglo- rious inflrument, comming immediately fromGod, and made imme- diatelyfor God ; man is the image and glory of God: Sometime it is ufed in an acception more frequent, for the glory of God which is in us who glorifie him,or the gloryofGod in himfelfe,who is glorifiedofus; even the glorious being or effenceof God ; Thus it is uièd here, and Rom.g.that he might thew his glory to the veffels ofmercy,thatis,glori- ous naturefo merciful andgracious : So zTheft. from the glory of his power,that is, his glorious effence which is molt powerfull. Thirdly, for his grace;here we miff} know that S.Par;l ufeth divers words,which lignifie one thing,but clothedor putting on divers refpeets,aya, ,,xq içi,,ç, wrie >¢,AAcBp4afx,xde,:.Rem.s. Love, Bountifulneffe,Mercy,Philanthropie, Grace. Nowall thefe are the fame thing ; even Love hath thefe ends ; What love is, I neede not f}tow ; Bounnfulneffe is Love, as now it is in worke beneficiall ; Mercy is Love, as now it helpeth the miferable; Philanthropie is love, as it refpefleth mankinde 5 Grace is love, as it giveth good things freely,without defert, to make accepted ; Theword lignifieth todoe a favour, to follow onewith fome reali favour now ex- ecuted.The fi,mme then is this. All this fpiciruall biding wherewith God hathbleffedus, is tothis end, that he might man;feft his moll glorious effence, which is grace it felfe,and that to the intent wemight admire it,efleeme it highly, honor it,fet it forth in words, yeeld thanks to it ; which grace ofhis, beforeall worlds, is it which now in the appointed time hath madeus whoare childrenof wrath, accepted and followed with many favours inhis be- loved Son our Saviour. The verfe containeth two things. a. The end in thefe words ; For the Praifeoftheglory ofhisgrace. z. A defcription ofGrace, from the effe61, which is fetforth both by theprincipal caufe,God by his eternal! grace;and minifleriall, or fecondary, God out ofhis eternal! grace, in and through his Chrift bath made usaccepted. Firft then,we obferve,thatall he did from eternity intend abourman, bath no end but his own glory:Hee madealithingsfor him eife,Prov. t 6.4. Aftthings arefrom him, throughhim,for him. Bringmy (formes goddaugh- tersevery one, whom I have createdfor my glory, lfä.43.6,7. The reafon is plain,God whois wifdome it Pelf cannot work without an end : A wife man will doe nothingbutto fome purpofe : That which mull be Gods end,whyhe maketh al things,muft be better then all thofe things which ferve untohis end ; for the end is better then that which fervethforit, as the body is better then foode , raiment , and all things which ferve for thebody. In the thirdplace it is plainethat nothing is better thenall the workesofGod, befide God,nothing better thenevery creature, but the Creator : Ifthen hemull needs have an end whyhe maketh things, and Rom.s. s T;mg,s. T,r.;. tot",; As bedef:1"ik ;5 amic,Wai- C ref ßabeiefam etrrdem
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