A practical exposition on the 130th Psalm

¹6. These things being so, let us consider how it stands in reference unto that which is under consideration. God in the Creation of all things, glorified or manifested his Greatness, Power, Wisdom and Goodness, with many other properties of the like kind. But his Sovereignty, Righteousness and Holiness, how are they declared hereby? either not at all, or not in so evident a manner as is necessary, that he might be fully glorified in them, or for them. What then doth he do? leave them in darkness, veiled, undiscovered, satisfying himself in the glory of those Properties which his work of Creation had made known? Was there any Reason, why he should do so, designing to do all things for himself and for his own glory? Wherefore he gives his holy Law as a Rule of Obedience unto men and Angels. This plainly reveals his Sovereignty or Authority over them, his Holiness and Righteousness in the Equity and Purity of things he required of them: so that in and by these Properties also he may be glorified. As he made all things for himself, that is, the manifestation of his Greatness, Power, Wisdom and Goodness, so he gave the Law for himself, that is, the manifestation of his Authority, Holiness and Righteousness. But is this all? Is there not Remunerative Justice in God, in a way of Bounty? Is there not Vindictive Justice in him, in a way of severity? There is so, and in the pursuit of the design mentioned, they also are to be manifested, or God will not be glorified in them. This therefore he did also in the Rewards ⟨p. 206⟩and Punishments that he annexed unto the Law of Obedience that he had prescribed. To manifest his Remunerative Justice he promised a Reward in a way of Bounty, which the Angels that sinned not were made partakers of; and in the penalty threatened, which sinning Angels and Men incurred, he revealed his Vindictive Justice in a way of severity. So are all these Properties of God made known by their Effects, and so is God glorified in them, or on their account.

¹6. These things being so, let us consider how it stands in reference unto that which is under consideration. God in the Creation of all things, glorified or manifested his Greatness, Power, Wisdom and Goodness, with many other properties of the like kind. But his Soveraignty, Righteousness and Holiness, how are they declared hereby? either not at all, or not in so evident a manner as is necessary, that he might be fully glorified in them, or for them. What then doth he do? leave them in darkness, vailed, undiscovered, satisfying himself in the glory of those Properties which his work of Creation had made known? Was there any Reason, why he should do so, designing to do all things for himself and for his own glory? Wherefore he gives his holy Law as a Rule of Obedience unto men and Angels. This plainly reveals his Soveraignty or Authority over them, his Holiness and Righteousness in the Equity and Purity of things he required of them: so that in and by these Properties also he may be glorified. As he made all things for himself, that is, the manifestation of his Greatness, Power, Wisdom and Goodness, so he gave the Law for himself, that is, the manifestation of his Authority, Holiness and Righteousness. But is this all? Is there not Remunerative Justice in God, in a way of Bounty? Is there not Vindictive Justice in him, in a way of severity? There is so, and in the pursuit of the design mentioned, they also are to be manifested, or God will not be glorified in them. This therefore he did also in the Rewards