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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.
16. We glorify God when we give God the Glory of all we do: Herod when he had made an Oration, and the People gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a God, and not of a Man; and he took this Glory to himself, the Text saith, Immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory; and he was eaten of worms, Acts 12.23. Then we glorify God when we sacrifice the Praise and Glory of all to God, 1 Cor. 15.10. I labour more abundantly then they all. A Speech one would think savoured of Pride; but the Apostle pulls the Crown from his own Head and sets it upon the Head of Free-grace, Yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. As Joab when he fought against Rabbah, sent for King David that he might carry away the Crown of the Victory, 2 Sam. 12.28. so a Christian when he hath gotten power over any Corruption or Tentation, sends for Christ that he may carry away the Crown of the Victory: as the Silk-worm when she weaves her curious Work, she hides herself under the Silk, and is not seen; so when we have done any thing Praise-worthy, we must hide ourselves under the Veil of Humility, and transfer the Glory of all we have to done God. Constantine did use to write the Name of Christ over his Door; so should we write the Name of Christ over our Duties; let him wear the Garland of Praise.
16. We glorifie God when we give God the Glory of all we do: Herod when he had made an Oration, and the People gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a God, and not of a Man; and he took this Glory to himself, the Text saith, Immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory; and he was eaten of worms, Acts 12.23. Then we glorifie God when we sacrifice the Praise and Glory of all to God, 1 Cor. 15.10. I labour more abundantly then they all. A Speech one would think savoured of Pride; but the Apostle pulls the Crown from his own Head and sets it upon the Head of Free-grace, Yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. As Ioab when he fought against Rabbah, sent for King David that he might carry away the Crown of the Victory,