A fourth volume containing one hundred and fifty sermons on several texts of Scripture…

God will have all the World see, that he hath called you to his Foot, and that he hath an absolute Authority and Power over the Sons of Men, they are a People formed for his Praise; he looks for Glory in this kind.

Fourthly; God will be honoured as the last and utmost End, and so in all Acts natural, moral and spiritual. If we do not aim at God's Glory, we are guilty of Ungodliness: This is the proper Work of Godliness to refer all we do to the Glory of God; and this is the Distinction between Godliness and Holiness; Holiness minds the Law of God, and implies only a Conformity to the Law; Godliness minds the Glory of God, and is the Aim of the Soul to exalt God; 2 Pet. 3.11. What manner of Persons ought we to be in all Holy Conversation and Godliness? You see Godliness is distinguished from Holiness; Godliness refers all we do to God's Glory. But more particularly;

1. In natural Acts we must have a supernatural Aim; 1 Cor. 10.31. Whether therefore ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the Glory of God. If we are to take a Meal to sustain the Body, and refresh Nature, it is that we may be more serviceable to God. And he that eats and drinks to himself, to his own Pleasure, to satisfy his own Appetite, and hath no Respect to God, he doth but offer a Meat-Offering and a Drink-Offering to an Idol. And he that traffics for himself, merely to get Wealth, and doth not aim at Usefulness and Serviceableness to God, he is a Priest consecrated to Mammon, his eating is Idolatry; Phil. 3.19. Whose God is his Belly, and his trading is Idolatry: