4. God will be honoured as the utmost end; and so if in all acts, natural, moral, spiritual, if we do not aim at his glory, we are guilty of ungodliness: In acts natural, and matters of the least consequence we must have a supernatural aim, 1 Cor. 10. 31. Whether ye eat or drink▪ or whatsoever you do, do all to he glory of God. If I take a meal, I must have an aim at Gods glory in it; in civil acts, and *duties of mutual commerce, all must be done as in and to the Lord, Eph. 5. 22. Eph. 6. 1. 5. 6. 7. We are to walk in our relations so as God may have honour. In Spiritual acts of Prayer, Praise, and Worship, yea the whole ordination of the spiritual life must be unto God; I live unto God, Gal. 2. 20. All the motions and tendencies of the soul look that way: This is the difference between Holiness and Godliness, Holiness more properly implieth a conformity to the Law, and Godliness an aim of the soul to exalt God, and so they are propounded as distinct, 2 Pet. 3. 11. What manner of persons ought we to be in all holiness and godliness of conversation? Well then look to your aims, and in eating and drinking you set up Moloch, 'tis a Meat-offering, and Drink-offering to appetite, if you do not aim at Gods glory: So in Traffic, if you merely regard Wealth, you are a consecrated Priest to Mammon: In these ordinary actions of Eating, Drinking, Trading, you may be guilty of Idolatry before you are aware, and may set up *the belly, or *Mammon in ⟨p. 101⟩Gods stead, nay in your very desires of Grace your ultimate aim must not be self; We are accepted in the beloved to the praise of his glorious grace, Eph. 1. 6. And in actions most sacred 'tis dangerous to look a squint, 'tis to put dung in Gods own cup, when we make Worship a stale to our own ends. In short, the Lord hath given many things to the creature, that only which he hath reserved to himself is his glory, therefore he taketh it ill to be robbed of that.
4. God will be honoured as the utmost end; and so if in all acts, natural, moral, spiritual, if we doe not aym at his glory, we are guilty of ungodliness: In acts natural, and matters of the least consequence we must have a supernatural aim, 1 Cor. 10. 31. Whether ye eat or drink▪ or whatsoever you doe, doe all to he glory of God. If I take a meale, I must have an aym at Gods glory in it; in civil acts, and *duties of mutual commerce, all must be done as in and to the Lord, Eph. 5. 22. Eph. 6. 1. 5. 6. 7. We are to walk in our relations so as God may have honour. In Spiritual acts of Prayer, Praise, and Worship, yea the whole ordination of the spiritual life must be unto God; I live unto God, Gal. 2. 20. All the motions and tendencies of the soul look that way: This is the difference between Holynesse and Godlinesse, Holynesse more properly implyeth a conformity to the Law, and Godlynesse an aym of the soul to exalt God, and so they are propounded as distinct, 2 Pet. 3. 11. What manner of persons ought we to be in all holinesse and godlinesse of conversation? Well then look to your aimes, and in eating and drinking you set up Moloch, 'tis a Meat-offering, and Drink-offering to appetite, if you doe not aim at Gods glory: So in Trafique, if you meerly regard Wealth, you are a consecrated Priest to Mammon: In these ordinary actions of Eating, Drinking, Trading, you may be guilty of Idolatry before you are aware, and may set up *the belly, or *Mammon in ⟨p. 101⟩Gods stead, nay in your very desires of Grace your ultimate aim must not be self; We are accepted in the beloved to the praise of his glorious grace, Eph. 1. 6. And in actions most sacred 'tis dangerous to look a squint, 'tis to put dung in Gods own cup, when we make Worship a stale to our own ends. In short, the Lord hath given many things to the creature, that onely which he hath reserved to himself is his glory, therefore he taketh it ill to be robbed of that.
- *Virtutes & vitia non officiis distinguuntur finibus.
- *Phil. 3. 19
- *Mat. 6. 24
