Answ. 2 The more Serviceable a man is to God, the more he doth honour God; and the more he honours God, the more he honours himself. Honour est in honorante. Those that stand before, and wait on Kings and Princes, honour themselves in honouring their Masters. So, in honouring God, a man honours himself; yea, and thereby God doth put honour on him: for what is honour? but Testimonium▪ de alicujus excellentia, Testifying of another's Excellency; and the more I testify of any Excellency in a man, the more I honour him. Now, when God doth betrust a man with his Work, he testifies of an excellency in him: The Lord hath counted me faithful, and put me into his Work, saith Paul: yea, the greatest greatness in this world, is to wait upon the great God: Therefore, faith our Saviour of John the Baptist, Amongst them that are born of women, there hath not risen a greater than he, Matth. 11.11. And if ye look into Gen. 1. ye shall find, That the Moon is c•lled one of the two great Lights, ver. 16. And God made two great Lights, the greater to rule the day, and the lesser to rule the night. But though the Moon is said to be lesser than the Sun, yet it is said, to be one of the two great Lights: And why so? are there not other Stars greater than the Moon? Yes: but because the Moon is the most influential, and serviceable to the world, therefore it is said, to be greater than others. So that in •ods account, the more service we do in the world, the greater we are, and the more honourable in Gods Eyes.
Answ. 2 The more Serviceable a man is to God, the more he doth honor God; and the more he honors God, the more he honors himself. Honor est in honorante. Those that stand before, and wait on Kings and Princes, honor themselves in honoring their Masters. So, in honoring God, a man honors himself; yea, and thereby God doth put h•nor on him: for what is honor? but Testimonium▪ de alicujus excellentia, Testifying of anothers Excellency; and the more I testifie of any Excellency in a man, the more I honor him. Now, when God doth betrust a man with his Work, he testifies of an excellency in him: The Lord hath counted me faithful, and put me into his Work, saith Paul: yea, the greatest greatness in this world, is to wait upon the great God: Therefore, faith our Savior of John the Baptist, Am•ngst them that are born of women, there hath not risen a greater than he, Matth. 11.11. And if ye look into Gen. 1. ye shal find, That the Moon is c•lled one of the two great Lights, ver. 16. And God made two great Lights, the greater to rule the day, and the lesser to rule the night. But though the Moon is said to be lesser than the Sun, yet it is said, to be one of the two grea• Lights: And why so? are there not other Stars greater than the Moon? Yes: but because the Moon is the most influential, and serviceable to the world, therefore it is said, to be greater than others. So that in •ods account, the more service we do in the world, the greater we are, and the more honorable in Gods Eyes.
