Book IV. MINIsTER s COMPARED TO sTARs. ANGEL S. God, and therefore ''cil their Faces before him, and give Glory to him : Yea, asMr. Venning obferves, j[ is rheir very 3ufinefs to fing Hal.. ldujahs 10 God; Angels Worfhip is, linging and praifmg of God, they feek not themfelves in ferving God. PAR ALL EL. Maje!'cy, and with felf Abhorrency veil their Faces, as it were, afcribing all Glory and Honor unto God : Not unto us, 0 Lord, not unto us, but to -thy Name do we give Glory, Pfa!. cxv. 1. The Servants of God defire only to rejoice in God, t'>ey know no other Name to glory in, but in the Name of the Lord; and hence they fing his Praife, thOtJgh in Prifon, Afls xvi . In all whiclt they feek not themfelves, in any Service they do for God, but the Honor and Glory of his Name only. · X. Angels do their Service to X. So Chri!'c's rrue aAd faithful Mini!'cers and the Lord with Joyfulnefs; the People, take much delight in their Service, their Morning Stars, it is faid, iang to· Minds run exceedingly upon their Work, to do gether, and all the Sons of God for God; to fpend, and be fpent for God and his lhouted for Joy. People, is the Delire and Delight of their Souls. XI. Angels are without weariXI. So Chri!'c's faithful Mini!'cers, and People, fomenefs in their Work and Serb; the Help of God's Spirit, labor and faint not, vice, they are as ll:rong and as liveFor which Caufe we faint not, &c. 2 Cor. iv. t6. ly at the End, as they are at the They fhall run and not be weary; Caleb was as Beginning. ll:rong and as able to do Service for God,at fourXII. Angels ferve the Saints, and watch over them, and daily ad minifter to them; and though glorious Creatures, do not think it below them fo to do. XIII. Angels are often fent to comfort the Saints when cafl down, a~ they mini!'cered to Chri!'c in his bloody Agony. fcore, as he was at forty Years old, Jojh. xiv. 7, 8, 9) 10, 11 . XII. So the true and faithful Preachers of God's Word ferve the Churches, Members, and Saints of God, and daily watch over them, and mini!'cer unto them; and though pofEbly fome of them may far excel in Parts and Wifdom, yet they think not his Service below them. Xlli. So are Gofpel Preachers fent, and com– manded to comfort the Feeble-minded, and fup– port the Weak ; they know how to comfort others with the fame Comfort whereby they themfelves are comforted of God, 2 Car. i. .4-. N F E R E N C E & I. THIS may inform us, what Glory and Dignity God hath conferred upon his Ser– vants who labor in the Mini!'cry; they have a glorious Name, and are greatly honored by the Lord, and therefore fhould be received with all due RefpeCJ:, · and ef. teemed very highly for their Work's fake. 11. It fhews us who are true Mini!'cers of the Gofpel. III. It fhews Chrift's faithful Mini!'cers, how they fhould do their Work, and behave themfelves before the Lord. MINISTERS COMPARED TO STARS. 'fhe M;flery of the Jeven Stars, which thou fawejl in my Right-hand, and the Jevm golden Candlejlicks: 'fhe Jeven Stars are the Jeven Angels of the Jeven Churchts; and the Jeven Candlejlicks are the feven Churches, Rev. i. zo. BY Star,s in this Place, it appears the Minill:ers of God's Word are meant. S T A R S. I. NATURALISTS fay, the Sun communicates his Light to the Stars. li. The Stars are placed by the Lord in the Heavens. PARALLEL. I. so Chri!'c impartS of his Spirit, and faving Light and Knowledge, to his faithful Mi– ni!'cers. II. So the Minill:ers of the Gofpel are placed by the Lord in the Church. · 9 X Ill. So
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