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1 CHRIST would receive honour of his Father. The devil would have given him glory: Matth. 4.8. When upon a high mountain he showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them: All these will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. Where was Promissum and Pactum: his promise, all these will I give thee: his Covenant, bargain, or condition, Si cadens adoraveris •t. If falling down thou wilt worship me. This seems to be a fair match; for one crouch of his knee, to have so many Crowns for his head: for a little prostration, so great promotion. If the devil had proffered this to Alexander, or to Cesar; it had been a bargain. When he made this offer to the Hierarchy of Rome, they presently took him at his word. But our Saviour would none of it: he knew that Satan could give no honour to another, that had none himself: that this glory would dishonour him, and his Father also. Therefore he requited him with, Get thee hence Satan. Men would have given him honour: they purposed to have Crowned him King. Joh. 6.15. but he refused it. I receive not honour from men, Joh. 5.41. Divine and religious honour he refused not: they worshipped him, this he suffered. He that honours me, honours my Father; this he preached. But humane and temporary honour he rejected; and would none of their hasty coronation with carnal hands. Joh. 18.36. My kingdom is not of this world. Yea more, he sought not to honour himself. Joh. 8.50. I seek not mine own glory. Verse 54. If I honour my self, my honour is nothing. Teaching us to accept praises from others lips, not to be our own trumpets. But when the Father gives him Honour, this he receives, this is only worth acceptance. 2 Cor. 10.18. For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth. For this he prays. Joh. 12.28. Father, glorify thy Name. The Father in honouring the Son, honoured himself. As CHRIST said; He that hath seen me, hath seen the Father: He that believes in me, believes in my Father: He that receives me, receives my Father: so he that honoureth me, honoureth my Father. But Honour in conference, non in accipiente; honour is in the Person giving it, not in him that receives it: but Christ that received it, was also God the giver of it.