The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature…

Thirdly, If thou wouldst make Religion thy business in holy duties, Perform them to give God glory by them, and to receive grace through them: Ordinances must be used both as a testimony of our subjection to God, and as the way of communion with God. God is present in his Ordinances. 1. In majesty and beauty, and in that respect our end in them must be to give him glory. 2. In communication and bounty, and in that respect our end in them must be to receive Grace from him, Psal. 27.4. Rev. 2.3, 6. Exod. 20.24. Gods eye is very much on our ends in duties; he takes notice when he is neglected, and self exalted; When ye fasted and mourned ⟨p. 129⟩even these seventy years, did ye all fast unto me, even to me? And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did ye not eat for your selves and drink for your selves? Zich. 7.6, 7. God seeth when self-credit, or self-profit is the end of a performance, Matth. 6, 1, 2. Hos. 7.14. He weigheth all our actions by our aims. Now as duties are considerable in a twofold respect, so a Christian must have in them a twofold end.

Thirdly, If thou wouldst make Religion thy bufiness in holy duties, Perform them to give God glory by them, and to receive grace through them: Ordinances must be used both as a testimony of our subjection to God, and as the way of communion with God. God is present in his Ordinances. 1. In majesty and beauty, and in that respect our end in them must be to give him glory. 2. In communication and bounty, and in that respect our end in them must be to receive Grace from him, Psal. 27.4. Rev. 2.3, 6. Exod. 20.24. Gods eye is very much on our ends in duties; he takes notice when he is neglected, and self exalted; When ye fasted and mourned