3. The Glory of the Ordinances of the Gospel in their vigour and purity: There is nothing so glorious as our King on his throne: Christ in his Court; this House, reigning in the Administration of his Ordinances: then all his Garments, smell of Myrrh, Aloes and Cassia, out of the Ivory Palaces whereby they have made him Glad, Kings daughters are among his honourable women, upon his right hand doth stand the Queen in Gold of Ophir, Psal. 45. 8, 9. His goings are seen, the goings of our God and King in the sanctuary, Psal. 68. 24, 25. &c. The Apostle exalteth the Glory of Gospel-Administrations ⟨p. 10⟩exceeding above the old Tabernacle and Temple worship, which yet was exceeding pompous and glorious. If (saith he) the minist ation of death, written & engraven in stones was glorious, so that the Children of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses, for the Glory of his countenance, which glory was to be done away, How shall not the the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious: For if the ministration of Condemnation be Glory, much more doth the ministration of Righteousness exceed in Glory: For even that which was made glorious, had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth, for if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious, 2 Cor. 3. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. Let men think as meanly as they please of the spiritual service of God amongst his people: All Glory that ever yet appeared in the world, was but a bubble to it: all that God ever Instituted before, came exceeding short of it: He delights in it, who beholds the proud afar off.
3. The Glory of the Ordinances of the Gospell in their vigour and puritie: There is nothing so glorious as our King on his throne: Christ in his Court; this House, raigning in the Administration of his Ordinances: then al his Garments, smel of Mirrh, Aloes and Cassia, out of the Ivory Pallaces whereby they have made him Glad, Kings daughters are among his honorable women, upon his right hand doth stand the Queen in Gold of Ophir, Psal. 45. 8, 9. His goings are seene, the goings of our God and King in the sanctuary, Psal. 68. 24, 25. &c. The Apostle exalteth the Glory of Gospel-Administrations ⟨p. 10⟩exceeding above the old Tabernacle and Temple worship, which yet was excreeding pompous and glorious. If (saith he) the minist ation of death, written & engraven in stones was glorious, so that the Children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses, for the Glory of his countenance, which glory was to be done away, How shall not the the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious: For if the ministration of Condemnation be Glory, much more doth the ministration of Righteousnesse exceed in Glory: For even that which was made glorious, had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth, for if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious, 2 Cor. 3. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. Let men think as meanly as they please of the spirituall service of God amongst his people: All Glory that ever yet appeared in the world, was but a buble to it: all that God ever Instituted before, came exceeding short of it: He delights in it, who beholds the proud afar off.
