A practical exposition of the Lord's-Prayer

4. The Example of Christ, shows how much the Glory of God should be cared for, and preferred before the Creatures Good; Joh. 12. 27, 28. Father, save me from this hour: There was the Innocent and sinless Inclination of his Human Nature. But, For this Cause came I unto this Hour; Father glorify thy Name. He doth not so earnestly insist upon that, but submits all his Human Concernments, tho exceeding precious, that they might give way to the Glory of God; and he had no respect to his own Ease, or to the innocent inclination of his Human Nature, or to the felt Comforts of the God-head. Now Christ's Example, it is the best Instruction: he taught us how we should behave our selves to our Heavenly Father; and therefore, we should learn to prefer the Honour of God, before our own ease: And if God but get up, tho we be kept low and poor, yet we should be contented. Look, as all natural Things will act against their particular Inclination ⟨p. 138⟩on for a general Good; as to avoid a Vacuity, the Air will descend, and the Water ascend, that there may not be a Confusion or Dissolution of the Frame of Nature: So hath Christ taught us still to prefer a general Good. Father, glorify thy self; that is it we must insist upon, tho it be with our Loss, Suffering, Trouble, yea, sometimes with our trouble of Conscience, we must be content.

4. The Example of Christ, shews how much the Glory of God should be cared for, and preferred before the Creatures Good; Joh. 12. 27, 28. Father, save me from this hour: There was the Innocent and sinless Inclination of his Human Nature. But, For this Cause came I unto this Hour; Father glorify thy Name. He doth not so earnestly insist upon that, but submits all his Human Concernments, tho exceeding precious, that they might give way to the Glory of God; and he had no respect to his own Ease, or to the innocent inclination of his Human Nature, or to the felt Comforts of the God-head. Now Christ's Example, it is the best Instruction: he taught us how we should behave our selves to our Heavenly Father; and therefore, we should learn to prefer the Honour of God, before our own ease: And if God but get up, tho we be kept low and poor, yet we should be contented. Look, as all natural Things will act against their particular Inclination ⟨p. 138⟩