P1aI. iI5. T. z i h c t, .. 6, ..ket. 4, 9,10, It. Rohl rq. 71-8- t Cot It). ult. Rev. tz.1 t. Chrot42.9,104. Rom. I3. 7. riftians Motto. Pfal. 96. 7, s. ropter re Dornine ropter te, was once and is every fincere Amm....11!"1.1111111.1.1.1 A Box of precious Ointment: Or, with God, and enjoying communion with God. An hypo- crite in all he does, fill propofes to himfelf fome poor, mean, ignoble felf-end or other. But now mark, a fincere Chriflian, if he prayes, or hears, or gives, o; falls, or repents,or obeys, 8cc.Gocl's glory is the main end of.all ; the glory of God is hiS higheff end, his ulti- mate end. A fincere Chriflian can be content to be trampled upon and vilified, fo God's name be glorified ; the bent of fuch a heart is for -God and his glory ; nothing but fincerity can catty a foul fo high, as in all as natural, civil and religi- ous, to intend God's glory. A fincere Chriftian afcribes the praife of all to God,he fets the crown on Chrill's head alone, he will fet God upon the throne, and make all things elfe hip fervants, or his foot-loot ; all mull boW the knee to God; pt be trodden in the dirt ; he will love nothing, he will imbraCe nothing but what fets God higher, or brings God neerer to hi3 heart. The glory of God is the mark, the white, that the fincere Chriflian has in his eye. The fincere Chrilian lives not to himf0f, but to him who liVes for ever ; he lives not to his ownl4ill, or lulls, or greatnefs, or glory in this world,but he lives to his glory, whofe glory is dearer to him than his1 own Life. Look , as bright alining golden veffels do not re- tain the beams of the Sun which they receive,but retie& them back again upon thci Sun ; fo the fincere Chriflian return and refle6ts back again upon the Sun of righteoufnefs, the praife and glory of all the gifts, graces and vertues that they have received from him. The daily language of fincere foul. is this ; Non nobis D wine, non mbis Domine ; Not unto, u. Lord, not unto us Lord, but to thy nairie be all the glory. A fincere Chriflian makes confcience of giving men their dues ; hOw much more then does he make confcience of giving Go his due. Now glory is God's due l and God lands upon no- thing more than that we give him the glory due (into hi name, as you may fee in Pia/. 2,9. 1, 2. There are three gives in thofe two verfes ; Give unto ,the Lyra, give unto tie Lord, give.vnt) the Lord the glory that is due unto kis name. Glory i -God's right, and he fronds uporl his right, and this the fincere Chriftian
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