The saints treasury being sundry sermons preached in London /

Thirdly, it follows from hence, that therefore it should be our care that none should do for their gods so as we do for ours: for if there be none like to our God, then it is a shame, that any that choose other gods should do that for them that is above that which we do for our God. As now for Idolaters, to instance in outward and spiritual Idolatry: why, there is none like to our God, certainly all the Idolaters in the world have not such a God as we have, their rock is not as our rock, our enemies themselves being judges. What a shame then were it, if we should not do more for our God then they do for theirs? yea, we should labour to do that for our God that may come up to that height of excellency which we apprehend to be in him. Will you see what Idolaters do for their Gods: First, observe the earnestness of the spirits of Idolaters after their ⟨p. 10⟩gods, their hearts are inflamed after their Idols: so we have it Isaiah 57. 5. inflaming your selves with Idols under every green Tree: their hearts were inflamed after their Idol gods, which are not like our God: O how then should our hearts be inflamed after our God! should we content our selves with, and rest satisfied in cold and in dead services to our God! how much strength should that exhortation of the Apostle have upon us Rom, 12. 11. Be fervent in spirit, serving the Lord? It is the Lord we serve, it is our God, the great and glorious God, and therefore we should be fervent in spirit, serving him.

Thirdly, it followes from hence, that therefore it should be our care that none should doe for their gods so as we doe for ours: for if there be none like to our God, then it is a shame, that any that chuse other gods should doe that for them that is above that which we doe for our God. As now for Idolators, to instance in outward and spirituall Idolatry: why, there is none like to our God, certainly all the Idolaters in the world have not such a God as we have, their rocke is not as our rocke, our enemies themselves being judges. What a shame then were it, if we should not doe more for our God then they doe for theirs? yea, we should labour to doe that for our God that may come up to that height of excellency which we apprehend to be in him. Will you see what Idolaters doe for their Gods: First, observe the earnestness of the spirits of Idolaters after their ⟨p. 10⟩