The display of glorious grace, or, The covenant of peace opened in fourteen sermons…

V. God's Covenant-People ascribe all the Glory to him, and take all the Shame to themselves; Both Riches and Honour come of thee;¹ the Power, the Glory, and the Victory is thine, and of thine own have I given thee. Luther was contented to be counted a Devil, so that Christ might be exalted; others make their End their God, but these make their God their End: The Glory of God (saith one) should be the Golden-Butt at which all our Arrows of Duties are shot; the only way to be Crowned in Heaven, is to cast our Crowns at Christ's Feet on Earth.

V. God's Covenant-People ascribe all the Glory to him, and take all the Shame to themselves; Both Riches and Honour come of thee;¹ the Power, the Glory, and the Victory is thine, and of thine own have I given thee. Luther was contented to be counted a Devil, so that Christ might be exalted; others make their End their God, but these make their God their End: The Glory of God (saith one) should be the Golden-Butt at which all our Arrows of Duties are shot; the only way to be Crown'd in Heaven, is to cast our Crowns at Christ's Feet on Earth.

1. 11 Chron. 29.11. 13. 16.

VI. God's Covenant-People can say, there is nothing which they enjoy, that is of any worth, without God be enjoyed with it: Therefore they know to want God is the greatest Evil, and to enjoy God is the greatest Good; if God be withdrawn,¹ all their Comfort is gone; 'tis Day when we have him, but 'tis Night when we want him: What is Health and no God? Riches and no God? Pleasures and no God, Honours and no God? Relations, Wives, Children, Friends, and no God? A little will do with God; nay,