Chap. 3 r. An Expoltion upon the 3ook of Jr o a. Verl. 23. 5 t t 5 )'Tis all the reafon in the world that the will of the high God fhould be above our wills, that his will fhould be upperrno(t, who himfelfe is fo. Secondly , The highnefs of God, fhould lead us to give him high fervices ; wee fhould ferve the Lord in lowlitaefie of mind, but not with lox minds ; our minds and hearts fhou`!d be exceed- dingy lifted up in the fervice of the high God. That was a very holy as Gael as a Noble refolution of S'olomrn about the building of the Temple ( z Céron. 2. 5.) The houfe which I build isgreat, f.rgreat is our God above all g_ds. Solomon would proportion a houle for God, according to the God of the houle, he is a great God ( faith he ) and therefore he muff have a great houle ; he is a high God ( faith the Scripture) therefore he mutt hove high fervices, he mutt be ferved with a heart lifted up. The heart of goodKing 7ehs¡haphat was lifted up, or incouraged andfirengthe-' ned in the makesofthe Lord ( z Chron. i 7. 6.) As he wasferving the high God, fo his heart wenthigh in his fervice. When we pray, our prayers fhould be high prayers, or praoers lifted op to the high God ; Ilift up my[cult to thee fayd David Pfal. 25.1 ) Such was the defire of King Hezekiab, in his Mefiage to I¡aiab the Prophet,in that day ofrebuke andbtu f ìerxy (z Kings 09.4. ) Wherefore lift up a prayerfor the remnant that is left, Thus alfò the praifes of God, fhould be high praifes, ( 149 6.) Let the high praifes ofGcd be in their mouth : yea all our thoughts and words concerningGod fhould be high (é'xod. i 5. i r..) We fhould both fay,and thinke, thinke and fay, Who ie a g.d like un- to thee ? Thirdly, The confederation of the highnefs ofGod fhotxld make all other things low in our eyes. As he that bath lowor lit- tle thoughts of God, will quickly have high and great thoughts of himfelfe, yea he will thinke every thingGreat; fo he that bath great and high thoughts of God, thinks nothing great or high but God. How little are the greateff dangers, and the greatel} enemies inour eyes, when once God is great there. We (halal fay ( As Zech. 4. 6.) Who art thon O Great mountainebefore Zerub- babel( that is, the power and ftrengrh ofthe h;gh God in ?.'drub. babel) thou fhalt become a Thine: God never makes mounraines plaines for us, till he bath made mountaines plaines to us, or in our eftimation. The Apoftle having a high efteeme of Chrift, Accctan-
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