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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth chapters of the book of Job being the sum of thirty-seven lectures, delivered at Magnus near London Bridge. By Joseph Caryl, preacher of the Word, and pastor of the congregation there.An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth chapters of the book of Job being the summe of thirty-seven lectures, delivered at Magnus near London Bridge. By Joseph Caryl, preacher of the Word, and pastour of the congregation there.
London: printed by M. Simmons, 1655
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I answer, It is no advantage to God when he is glorified by man. Our glorifying of God doth not add any glory to him that he had not, but it is only the setting forth of that glory which he had; there is no increase of his fullness by all the honour and glory that the creature gives him. We are commanded to glorify God. (Matth. 5.16. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven.) But God doth not receive any additional glory by us, how much or how clearly soever our light shineth before men. A candle adds more light to the Sun, then all the creatures in the world can add to the glory of God, when they have studied his glory, and laboured to glorify him to the utmost all their days.
I answer, It is no advantage to God when he is glorified by man. Our glorifying of God doth not add any glory to him that he had not, but it is only the setting forth of that glory which he had; there is no encrease of his fullnesse by all the honour and glory that the creature gives him. We are commanded to glorifie God. (Matth. 5.16. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorifie your Father which is in heaven.) But God doth not receive any additionall glory by us, how much or how clearly soever our light shineth before men. A candle adds more light to the Sun, then all the creatures in the world can adde to the glory of God, when they have studied his glory, and laboured to glorifie him to the utmost all their dayes.
Thirdly, that of David may be yet objected, Psal. 4.3. The Lord hath set apart for himself the man that is godly. And is so, then it seems he intends to make some profit of him; it is an allusion unto those that vend wares: A Merchant looks upon this and that commodity, and then saith this is for my turn, this I like, set it apart for me. Seeing then the Lo•d sets the godly apart for himself, it sounds as if he meant to make some gain or advantage by him.