Angels admire, reverence, and adore the glorious Majesty of God, and therefore veil their Faces before him, and give Glory to him; Yea, as Mr. Venning observes, 'tis their very Business to sing Hallelujahs to God; Angels Worship is, singing and praising of God, they seek not themselves in serving God. | IX. The Ministers of Christ, and all true Christians admire and adore God, and his glorious Majesty, and with self abhorrency veil their Faces, as it were, ascribing all Glory and Honour unto God: Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, 1but to thy Name do we give Glory; the Servants of God desire only to rejoice in God, they know no other Name to Glory in, but in the Name of the Lord; and hence they sing his praise, tho in Prison,2 in all which they seek not themselves, in any Service they do for God, but the Honour and Glory of his Name only.
X. Angels do their Service to the Lord with joyfulness; the Morning Stars, 'tis said, sang together, and all the Sons of God shouted for Joy. | X. So Christ's true and faithful Ministers and People, take much delight in their Service, their Minds run exceedingly upon their Work, to do for God; to spend, and be spent for God and his People, is the desire and delight of their Souls.
XI. Angels are without wearisomeness in their Work and Service, they are as strong and as lively at the end, as they are at the beginning. | XI. So Christ's faithful Ministers and People, by the help of God's Spirit, labour and faint not,3 For which cause we faint not, &c. They shall run and not be weary;4 Caleb was as strong and as able to do Service for God at fourscore, as he was at forty Years old.
⟨p. 258⟩XII. Angels serve the Saints, and watch over them, and daily administer to them; and, tho glorious Creatures, do not think it below them so to do. | XII. So the true and faithful Preachers of God's Word serve the Churches, Members, and Saints of God, and daily watch over them, and minister unto them; and tho possibly some of them may far excel in Parts and Wisdom, yet they think not his Service below them.
XIII. Angels are often sent to comfort the Saints when cast down, as they ministered to Christ in his Bloody Agony. | XIII. So are Gospel-Preachers sent, and commanded to comfort the Feeble-minded, and support the Weak; they know how to comfort others with the same Comfort whereby they themselves are comforted of God.5
Angels admire, reverence, and adore the glorious Majesty of God, and therefore vail their Faces before him, and give Glory to him; Yea, as Mr. Venning observes, 'tis their very Business to sing Hallelujahs to God; Angels Worship is, singing and praising of God, they seek not themselves in serving God. | IX. The Ministers of Christ, and all true Christians admire and adore God, and his glorious Maj•sty, and with self abhorrency vail their Faces, as it were, ascribing all Glory and Honour unto God: Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, 1but to thy Name do we give Glory; the Servants of God desire only to rejoice in God, they know no other Name to Glory in, but in the Name of the Lord; and hence they sing his praise, tho in Prison,2 in all which they seek not themselves, in any Service they do for God, but the Honour and Glory of his Name only.
X. Angels do their Service to the Lord with joyfulness; the Morning Stars, 'tis said, sang together, and all the Sons of God shouted for Joy. | X. So Christ's true and faithful Ministers and People, take much delight in their Service, their Minds run exceedingly upon their Work, to do for God; to spend, and be spent for God and his People, is the desire and delight of their Souls.
XI. Angels are without wearisomness in their Work and Service, they are as strong and as lively at the end, as they are at the beginning. | XI. So Christ's faithful Ministers and People, by the help of God's Spirit, labour and faint not,3 For which cause we faint not, &c. They shall run and not be weary;4 Caleb was as strong and as able to do Service for God at fourscore, as he was at forty Years old.
⟨p. 258⟩XII. Angels serve the Saints, and watch over them, and daily administer to them; and, tho glorious Creatures, do not think it below them so to do. | XII. So the true and faithful Preachers of God's Word serve the Churches, Members, and Saints of God, and daily watch over them, and minister unto them; and tho possibly some of them may far excell in Parts and Wisdom, yet they think not his Service below them.
XIII. Angels are often sent to comfort the Saints when cast down, as they ministred to Christ in his Bloody Agony. | XIII. So are Gospel-Preachers sent, and commanded to comfort the Feeble-minded, and support the Weak; they know how to comfort others with the same Comfort whereby they themselves are comforted of God.
- 1Psal. 115.1
- 2Act. 16.
- 32 Cor. 4.16.
- 4Josh. 14.7, 8, 9, 10, 11.
- 52 Cor. 1.4
