Chap. 40. An Fxpegt on upon the Bookof Jo s. Verf. a 73 majefäy, and dominion, and power, now and ever, Amen. Further, to remember the majefly and excellency of God, may and fhould be, Firfl, an incouragement to ferve him. Whowould not ferve a Prince, who is decked with majefiy and excellency, who is array- ed with glory and beauty ? who would not ferve fuch a King as this F How ambitious are men to ferve thofe whoare deckt with worldly majeflyand excellency ? ¡hall not we have a holy am- bition to ferve the Lord, who is thus decked and arrayed ! Secondly,: This may exceedingly hearten and embolden us againll all the dan;cr we may meet with in theLords fervice. If we encounter with hardthips and hazards in Gods work, let us remember, he that is cloathed with majefly and excellency, t-c. can prote& us in his fervice, and reward us for it ; we can lofe nothing by him, though we fhould lofe all for him, life and all. Thirdly, This fhould fill'our fouls with reverential thoughts of God continually. Did we know the Lord in there divine dif coveriesof himfelf, in his majefly and excellency, in his glory and beasty, how would our hearts be filled withhigh thoughts of him' we would neither (peak nor think of God, but with a gra- cious awe upon our fpirits. Foenrthly, This fhould provoke us in all holy duties to do our belt. The Lord reproved the Jews (cílfal. i. 8.) when they brought him a -poor lean facrifice ; Offer it now unto thy Cgover.. Hour., will he.'be pleated with thee, or accept they perfon? Shall we put off God, who is full of majeflyand excellency, of glory and beauty, witiï.poor, weak and Gckly fe.'vices,`fuch as our Gover nours,ríuen inh'ghplace & power will rot accept from our hands, but turn backwith difdain uponour hands. The worship and fer- vice of God confàllsnot in a bodily exercife, nor in any outward beauty; he is a fpirit, and roue be werßhipped in fpirit and in truth -; that is; in truth of heart,' and acccwding to the truth of his word , which the Apofilecalls the ßoaplicity that is in Orin. (s, Cor.t x.3.) The glory andbeautyof God is fpiritual, and the beauty that he mull be ferved with, is,above all,the inwardbeau- ty of faith and love, and holy fear in our hearts. Fifthly, If Godbe thus deckt with mijefly, dec. This may äl:ure us in praying to him and calling uponhim, that we thail net
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