A practical exposition of the Lord's-Prayer

A gracious Heart hath such a sense of God's Worth and Excellency, that he thinks he can never speak honourably enough of it. See how David enlargeth himself very suitably to what is spoken here, 1 Chron. 29. 10, 11, 12, 13. And David said, Blessed be thou, Lord God, for ever and ever: Thine, O Lord, is the Greatness, and the Power, and the Glory, and the Victory, and the Majesty: thine is the Kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as Head above all. Now therefore, our God, We thank thee, and praise thy glorious Name. O, when once a Child of God, falls upon speaking of God, he cannot tell how to come out of the Meditation; he seeth so much is due to God, that he heaps words upon words. So, 1 Tim. 1. 17. Now unto the King Eternal, Immortal, Invisible, the only Wise God, be Honour and Glory, for ever and ever. Amen. And in many other places of Scripture. Now this copiousness in praising of God, is, partly, because of the excellency of the Object; Nehem. 9. 5. Blessed be thy glorious Name, which is exalted above all Blessing and Praise. When they have done what they can to bless God, remember his Benefits, or praise God, and recount his Excellencies, still they come too far short: Therefore when we cannot do all, we should do much. And partly, it is from the greatness and largeness of their Affection, they think never to ⟨p. 507⟩have done enough for God, whom they love so much. David saith, I will praise him yet more and more. They cannot satisfy themselves, by taking up the Excellency of God in one Notion only; therefore Majesty, Greatness, Glory, Wisdom, and Power, they mention all things which are honourable and glorious.

A gracious Heart hath such a sense of God's Worth and Excellency, that he thinks he can never speak honourably enough of it. See how David inlargeth himself very sutably to what is spoken here, 1 Chron. 29. 10, 11, 12, 13. And David said, Blessed be thou, Lord God, for ever and ever: Thine, O Lord, is the Greatness, and the Power, and the Glory, and the Victory, and the Majesty: thine is the Kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as Head above all. Now therefore, our God, We thank thee, and praise thy gloriou Name. O, when once a Child of God, falls upon speaking of God, he cannot tell how to come out of the Meditation; he seeth so much is due to God, that he heaps words upon words. So,