A Body of Practical Divinity

4. Creatures below us and above us bring Glory to God, and do we think to sit Rent-free, shall every thing glorify God but Man? it is pity then that ever Man was made! 1. Creatures below us glorify God, the inanimate Creatures; the Heavens glorify God, Ps. 19.1. The heavens declare the glory of God. The curious Workmanship of Heaven sets forth the Glory of its Maker; the Firmament is beautified and pencilled out in Blue and Azure colours, where the Power and Wisdom of God may be clearly seen. The heavens declare his glory: We may see the Glory of God blazing in the Sun, twinkling in the Stars. 2. Look into the Air, the Birds with their chirping Music sing Hymns of Praise to God, saith Anselm. Every Beast doth in its kind glorify God, Isa. 43.20. The beasts of the field shall honour me. 2. Creatures above us glorify God: The angels are ministering spirits, Heb. 1.14. They are still waiting on God's Throne, and bring some Revenues of Glory into the Exchequer of Heaven: Then surely Man should be much more studious of God's Glory then the Angels, for God hath honoured him more then the Angels, in that Christ took Man's Nature upon him, and not the Angels; say tho' in regard of Creation God hath made Man a little lower then the Angels, Heb. 2.7. yet in regard of Redemption, God hath set him higher than the Angels; he hath married Mankind to himself: The Angels are Christ's Friends, but not his Spouse; he hath covered us with the Purple Robe of his Righteousness, which is a better Righteousness then the Angels have, 2 Cor. 5.20. So that if the Angels bring Glory to God, much more should we, being dignified with Honour above the Angelical Spirits.

4. Creatures below us and above us bring Glory to God, and do we think to sit Rent-free, shall every thing glorifie God but Man? it is pity then that ever Man was made! 1. Creatures below us glorifie God, the inanimate Creatures; the Heavens glorifie God, Ps. 19.1. The heavens declare the glory of God. The curious Workmanship of Heaven sets forth the Glory of its Maker; the Firmament is beautified and pensill'd out in Blue and Azure colours, where the Power and Wisdom of God may be clearly seen. The heavens declare his glory: We may see the Glory of God blazing in the Sun, twinkling in the Stars. 2. Look into the Air, the Birds with their chirping Musick sing Hymns of Praise to God, saith Anselm. Every Beast doth in its kind glorifie God,