572 Chap. 4o. an Expofition open the Book of J.ó a. Verf.iia who excel all others in any kind, are much admired. The Lord is cloathed with excellency, how then fhouldwe admire him!, and fay, who is a God like unto thee ? This God is our God. Thirdly, Seeing the Lord is cloathed with glory, we (hould glorifie him ; and that, Firll, in his effential glory , Secondly, in the glory of his aas and operations. We fhould glorifie him for the greatnefs of his power, efpecially for the greatnefs of his grace, becaufe the grace and mercy of God are his glory; as the Apofile fpake in that prayer (Eph. 3. 16.) That he would grantyouaccording to the riches of his glory (that is, of his grace and favour towards you) to befirengthned withmight byhie. Spi- rit, in the inner man. And as the grace and goodnefs of God is his glory, fo all() is his holinefs(Exad; it 5. I 1.) who is a God like unto thee, glorious inholinefs ? Let us glorifie Gcd, in and for all . hisglories, in and for the ,glory of his power, mercy, grace and holinefs. Fourthly, Godis arrayed with beauty. Beauty is a taking thing; thenhow fhould our fouls delight in the Lord ! We delight in things that arebeautiful, we love beauty ; how fhould this draw forth our love, our ar'e&ions to God .' All the beauty of the world is but a blot, 'tie darknefs, and a Gained thing, incomp rifon of the Lords beauty, the beauty of his holinefs ; and there- fore if we have a love to beauty, let us love the Lord, who is ar- rayed with beauty, even with the perfe6tion of beauty. Lafily, In general ; Seeing the Lord is decks with majefly and excellency, arrayed with gloryandbeanty,fet us continually afcribe all there toGod. What God is, and hath (hewed him if to be, we. fhould Chew forth (1 (bran. 2 9. i 1.) Thine, OLord (faith David) is the greatnefs, and the power, and the glory, and the vi- tttory, and the maje(ly; for all that is in heaven and inearth is thine. David afcribed all to God there, as alto (Pfal. 145, 1o.) Allthy works raife thee, OLord, and thy Saints ¡hall beefs thee; they [hallfpeakof the gloryof thyKingdom, and talk of thypower, to make known to the fons of men his mightyal/s, and the tlorious majefty of his Kingdom: thy Kingdom is an everlafling Kingdom, andthy dominion endureth throughout allgenerations. Thus Saints are to blazon the name of God, and tomake his praife glorious. The Apoflie Jude concludes his Epifile with this Doxology ; To abeenly wife Gadoler Saviour. (that is, Jefus Chrifk) be glory, and ma7
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