2 8 Terms of Peace with God, Pfal. t 3 a, unto himfelf. Man being in this honour, faith the Pf;lmifl, abode not. God now fixes on another way, as I Paid, wherein a l the Glory thall be his own, as the A.potlle at large lets it forth, Eon. 3.23, 24, 25, z6. Now neither the way from which Adam fill, nor that wherein forre of the Angels continued,. WI :eh for the fubtlance were the fame, is to b:: compared with this of ForgivenA as to the bringing Glory unto God. I hate curii fries and conj,î#urer in the things of God : Yet upon tOe account of the interpofition of the blood of Ch; ift, 1. YhInii I may boldly fay, there comes more glory to God, by riving one Pm?* in this way of Forgivenrß, than in giving the reward of bleffednefs to all the Angels in Heaven; So teems it to ap- pear, from that folemn Reprefentation , we have of the Ascription of Glory to God by the whole Creation, Revel. 5. 9. io, r r, 12, 13. All.centers in the bringing forthForgivenefs by the blood of the Lamb. I infifi the more on this, becaufe it lyes fo direály againti that curled Principle of Vnbelief, which reigns in the hearts of the molt, and often difquiets the belt. That a poor un- godly ginner, going to God with the guilt of all his fins upon him, to receive Forgivenefs at his hand, dothbring more Glory unto him, than the obedience ofan Angel, men are not over-ready to think, nor can be prepared for it, but by it fell. And the formal nature of that unb°lief which worketh in Convinced Sinners, lyes in a refufal to give unto God the whole glory of Salvation. There are many hurtfull Contro- verjes in Religion that are managed in the World with great noy.fe and clamour ;. but this is the greateft and molt pernici- ous of them all, and it is, for the moll part fluently tranfaâed in the fouls of men although under variousforms and pre- tences. It bath allo broken. forth in writings and difputati-, ons, that is, Whether God or man fhall have the Glory of Salva- tion ;. or whether ft thall wholly beafct ibcd unto God, or that man alto on one account orother, may come in for a thare. Now if this be the flute and condition with any of you, that you will rather. perifh, than God should have his Glory, what (hall we fay,, but Gaye curled fouls, perith for, ever,.without the ails companion from God,orany-that:love him,AngelsorMen.
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