Chap. 40. an Expofitionupon theBookof ]o a. Verf. ro, 57 L here hebids yob take his glory, and fhew himfclf in it to the ut- ttuofl if he could. Many haveaffeaed or invaded Gods glory,but none could ever attain or reach it. God calls man really topar- take of glory with him, but man cannot takehis glory upon him and be man. The humane nature of Chrifl could never have re- ceived nor born that glory, but as united to, and fubfifting in the perfonof the Son of God, according to that prayer of his (John 17. 5.) More diflinEtly ; If God be thus cloathed, Then Firfl, We Ihould tremble before him. Majefly is dreadful. The majefly of Kings, who in nature are but men, is very dread- ful ; how much more the maje(y of God, who is King of Kings, the King immortal, and reigns for ever. We have this trembling three times repeated, with refpeCI to the majefy of God (Ifa. Z. r o, r 9, at.) where the mightiefl and greateft of the world, called there high Mountains and lirong Towers, Oaks and Ce- dars, are laid to go into the boles of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his Majefly, when he arifeth to(hake terribly the earth. And though the peo- ple of God have greatcaufe CO rejoyce at his majefly, as 'cis pro- phefied they !hall (Ifa. 24. 04.) They ¡ball lift up their voices, they 'hallfang for the majefly of the Lord (nothing cau(eth the hearts of the righteous to rejoyce,more than the majefly of God) yet they ought to rejoyce,and fo they do, with trembling(Pfai.2. I t.)or with aholy awe of God irnpreffed upon their hcarts;for the majefly ofGod isa verydreadful,tremendous,awful maj _fly. And themore we have truly rafted the goodnefs andmercy ofGod ,the more (hall we tremble at his majefy; yea, the Lordwill have his majefly not only taken notice of, but trembled at ; and therefore he reproves thofe Ufa. 26. io.)who would not beholdhis majefly. Themajefiy of the Lord, like himfelf, cannot be feen or beheld in irfe#f, yet it (heweth it felf many wayes, though few behold ir, or tremble at it ;and the reafon why they tremble not at ir, is, becaufe they do nor, or rather (as the Prophet there fpeaks) will not behold it,no, not when it Chines in the plaine(l demonflrations, whether of wrath againfl wicked men , or of love and mercy to the godly, as clearly as the Sun at noon day. Secondly, As we ( hould tremble at the majefly of the Lord, fo admire his excellency ; they that excel others, efpccially they Dddd 2 who
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