A65285:71
A Body of Practical Divinity
A body of practical divinity consisting of above one hundred seventy six sermons on the lesser catechism composed by the reverend assembly of divines at Westminster : with a supplement of some sermons on several texts of Scripture / by Thomas Watson ...
London: printed for Thomas Parkurst, 1692
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Man's Chief End TO GLORIFY GOD.Man's Chief End TO GLORIFIE GOD.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2. Then we aim at God's Glory when we can be content that God's Will should take place though it cross ours: Lord I am content to be a Looser if thou a Gainer; to have less Health, if I may have more Grace, and thou more Glory; whether it be Food or bitter Physic thou givest me, Lord I desire that which may be most for thy Glory: Thus our Blessed Saviour, Not as I will, but as thou wilt, Matth. 26.39. So God might have more Glory by his Sufferings, he was content to suffer, Joh. 12.28. Father glorify thy name.
2. Then we aim at God's Glory when we can be content that God's Will should take place though it cross ours: Lord I am content to be a Looser if thou a Gainer; to have less Health, if I may have more Grace, and thou more Glory; whether it be Food or bitter Physick thou givest me, Lord I desire that which may be most for thy Glory: Thus our Blessed Saviour, Not as I will, but as thou wilt, Matth. 26.39. So God might have more Glory by his Sufferings, he was content to suffer, Joh. 12.28. Father glorifie thy name.
3. Then we aim at God's Glory, when we can be content to be out-shined by others in Gifts and Esteem, so God's Glory may be increased: A Man that hath God in his Heart, and God's Glory in his Eye, desires that God should be exalted, and if this be effected, let who will be the Instrument, he rejoiceth. Phil. 1.15. Some preach Christ of Envy, notwithstanding Christ is preached, and I therein do rejoice, and will rejoice; they preached Christ of Envy, they envied Paul that Concourse of People, and they preached that they might out-shine him in Gifts, and get away some of his Hearers. Well, saith Paul, Christ is preached, and God is like to have Glory, therefore I rejoice; let my Candle go out, if the Sun of Righteousness may but shine.