and glory in thy praise. The people lxxix. 9. Help us, O God of our salvasaid, Amen, praised be the Lord. tion, for the glory of thy name.-Ver. Ps. vii. 6. Arise, O Lord, lift up thy-13. So we will give thee thanks for ever self, because of mine enemies.-Ver. 10. and ever, and will shew forth thy praise My defence is of God, who saveth the to all generations. upright in heart.-Ver. 17. I will praise the Lord according to his righteousness, and sing praise to the name of the Most High. Ps. ix. 2. ix. 1-3. I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, and shew forth thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee. When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence. Ver. 14. xxi. 8. Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies.-Ver. 13. Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength; so will we sing and praise thy power. xxii. 20. Deliver my soul from the sword.-Ver. 25. My praise shall be of thee. Ps. xxxv. 18. 28. xxx. 1. I will exalt thee, O Lord, for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.Ver. 12. I will give thanks unto thee for ever and ever. xlii. 9. Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?-Ver. 11. O my soul, hope in God, for I shall yet praise him. xcviii. 3. The Lord hath made known his salvation; his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.-Ver. 4. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth; rejoice and sing his praise. cxi. 6. He hath shewed his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen. Ver. 9, 10. He sent redemption unto his people. His praise endureth for ever. cxxiv. 2. Men rose up against us.Ver. 6. Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us a prey to their teeth. Rev. xix. 1, 2. I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; salvation, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: For true and righteous are his judgments; for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornications, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. See Exod. xv. 1. Compare Rev. xv. 2. Judg. v. 3. 2 Chron. xx. 22. 26. 28. Ps. xviii. 46.-xxviii. 6.-xli. 9. 13.-cvi. 12.-cxviii. 14, 15.-cxliv. HONOURING GOD. xliii. 1. 4. O God, plead my cause against the ungodly—I will praise thee.1, 2. Isa. xxv. 1. 4, xliv. 7, 8. Thou hast saved us from our enemies, and put them to shame that hated us. In God we boast all the day long; and praise thy name for ever and ever. lvi. 4. In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust.-Ver. 9. When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back. lvii. 3. He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up.-Ver. 5. Be thou exalted, Lord, above the heavens, and let thy glory be above the earth. Ver. 7. I will sing and give praise. lxi. 3. Thou hast been a shelter for me, a strong tower from the enemy.Ver. 8. I will sing praise to thy name for ever. lxxi. 10. Mine enemies spake against me, and they that wait for my soul took counsel together, &c.-Ver. 22. I will praise thee, my God, O thou Holy One of Israel.-Ver. 24. My tongue shall speak of thy righteousness all the day long; for they are brought into shame that seek my hurt. CCXXVI. Honour due to God, and claimed by him. Mal. i. 6. A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if I then be a Father, where is mine honour? if I be a Master, where is my fear? saith the Lord of hosts. John viii. 49. Jesus said, I honour my Father. 1 Sam. ii. 30. The Lord saith, Them that honour me, I will honour. CCXXVII. God is to be honoured by acts of worship, praise and thanks. Ps. xxvi. 8. Lord, have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth. Ixvi. 2. Sing forth the honour of his name; make his praise glorious. lxxi. 8. Let my mouth be filled with thy praise, and with thine honour all the day. xcvi. 6. Honour and majesty are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. 1 Chron. xvi. 27. civ. 1. Thou art clothed with honour and majesty. ? cxlv. 5. I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works. Isa. xliii. 20. The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragon, and the owls: Because I gave waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen. Dan. iv. 37. I did extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment. Ver. 34. 1 Tim. i. 17. To the only wise God, be honour and glory, &c. Ch. vi. 16. Rev. iv. 11. Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory, and honour, and power, &c. Ch. vii. 12.-xix. i. 7. CCXXVIII. By holiness of life. Jer. xxxiii. 8. I will (saith the Lord) cleanse them from all their iniquity. Ver. 9. And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth. CCXXIX. By keeping the Sabbath. Isa. lviii. 13, 14. If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day, and call the Sabbath a Delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable; and shalt honour him; not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob. CCXXX. By acts of charity and mercy to the poor. Prov. iii. 9. Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the first fruits of all thine increase: so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. xiv. 31. He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor. Ver. 21. CCXXXI. Honouring Christ-motives to it. John v. 22, 23. The Father hath committed all judgment unto the Son: That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son, honoureth not the Father that sent him. See Rev, v. 12, 13. The Father and Son honoured. viii. 58. Jesus said, It is the Father that honoureth me. 2 Pet. i. 17. He received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Matt. xvii. 5. For the honours due and paid to Christ by the church in heaven and upon earth, see Chap. concerning the Dignity and Offices of Jesus Christ. CCXXXII. The wicked dishonour God, and are punished. Isa. xxix. 13. This people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me: lviii. 2. Matt. xv. 8. Rom. ii. 23. wo unto them. Ver. 14. Ch. xliii. 25. Wherefore honourest thou thy sons 1 Sam. ii. 29. The Lord said to Eli, above me? to make yourselves fat with the choicest of the offerings of Jacob? Ver. 36. Behold, it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house, shall come and crouch to the priest for a piece of silver, and for a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me (I pray thee) into one of the priest's offices, that I may eat a piece of bread. Ver. 30. For them that honour 'me I will honour, and them that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. GLORIFYING GOD. CCXXXIII. To glorify God commanded. 1 Sam. vi. 5. Ye shall give glory to the God of Israel. 1 Cor. vi. 20.-x. 31. Isa. xlix. 3. Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified. Ch. xliii. 7. CCXXXIV. Christ glorified God on earth. John xiii. 31. God is glorified in him. Ver. 32. xvii. 4. I have glorified thee on earth; I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. Ch. vii. 18. He sought God's glory. CCXXXV. Men glorify God by praise and thankfulness. I Chron. xvi. 28. Give unto the Lord, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the Lord glory and strength. Ver. 24. Ver. 29. Give unto the Lord, the glory due unto his name: come before him; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. Ps. xxix. 1, 2. 9.—xcvi. 3.7, 8.lxxii. 19. Ps. xxii. 23. Ye that fear the Lord, praise him; all ye seed of Jacob glorify him. 1. 23. Whoso offereth praise, glorifieth me. Ver. 15. lxxxvi. 9. All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord, and shall glorify thy name. cxv. 1. Not unto us, O Lord, not un-in all things may be glorified through to us, but unto thy name give glory, for Jesus Christ.-Ver. 16. If any suffer as thy mercy and for thy truth's sake. Isa. a Christian, let him glorify God on this xxv. 3, 4. behalf. Isa. xlii. 12. Let them give glory to the Lord, and declare his praise in the islands. Ch. xxiv. 15. Luke ii. 20. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God. Acts xi. 18. The brethren glorified God for the conversion of the Gentiles. Gal. i. 24. The apostles glorified God, in Paul, for his conversion. Acts xxi. 20. CCXXXVI. By faith. Rom. iv. 20. Abraham was strong in faith, giving glo ry to God. Eph. i. 12. We being predestinated, that we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. Ver. 5, 6. Phil. ii. 11. Confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. CCXXXVII. By good works. Matt. v. 16. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in hea ven. 1 Pet. ii. 12. John xv. 8. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit. Phil. ii. 11. Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God. CCXXXVIII. Various branches of duty whereby God is to be glorified. Josh. vii. 19. Joshua said to Achan, Give glory to the God of Israel, and make confession of thy secret sin. Hag. i. 7, 8. Thus saith the Lord of Hosts, Bring wood and build the house, and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified. John xxi. 19. This spake Jesus, signifying by what death Peter should glorify God. Rom. xv. 5, 6. Be ye like minded one toward another; that ye may with one mind, and with one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Cor. iv. 15. All things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God. viii. 19. This grace [or gift to the poor saints] is administered by us to the glory of the same Lord. Ch. ix. 13. 1 Pet. iv. 11. If any speak let him the oracles of God, that God speak as Rev. xiv. 7. Fear God, and give glory to him. Ch. xi. 13.—xv. 4. 1 Cor. x. 31. Whether ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. CCXXXIX. Doxologies, or glory ascribed to God in worship. Luke ii. 14. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace, good-will toward men. Rom. xvi. 27. To God only wise be glory, through Jesus Christ, for ever. Amen. Jude 25. Eph. iii. 21. Unto him be glory in the church by Jesus Christ, throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. Gál. i. 5. Phil. iv. 20. Now unto God and our Father, be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 2 Tim. iv. 18. The Lord will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. Heb. xiii. 20, 21. Now the God of make you peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, perfect in every good work, to do his will; working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 1 Pet. v. 10, 11. The God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. To him be glory and dominion, for ever and ever. Amen. 2 Pet. iii. 18. Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: to whom be glory both now and for ever. Amen. Rev. iv. 11. Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory, and honour, and power; for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. Rom. xi. 36. Rev. vii. 12. Blessing and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. Note.-The reader may observe in the above scriptures, that the things mentioned along with glory, are reasons for ascribing it to God; also that glory is in some of them directly ascri lx. 1. The glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.-Ver. 21. Thy people shall be all righteous, that I may be glorified. Isa. Ixi. 3. To give unto them that mourn in Zion, beauty for ashes, &c. That they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified. lxvi. 18. I will gather all nations and tongues, and they shall come and see my glory. Hab. ii. 18. The earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. Rom. xv. 7. Receive ye one another as Christ received us, to the glory of God the Father. 2 Cor. i. 20. All the promises of God in Christ are Yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God. iv. 6. God hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. Eph. i. 6. God having predestinated us to the adoption of children, by Jesus Christ, to the praise of the glory of his grace. Ver. 12. See Christ's glory before his incarnation on earth, and after his resurrection. God glorified by those who saw miracles wrought by Christ's power; as, When the palsy was cured, Matt. ix. 8.-The dumb made to speak, Matt. xv. 31.The dead raised to life, Luke vii. 16.The lame healed, Luke xiii. 13. Acts iv. 21. The leper cleansed, Luke xvii. 15.-Sight given to the blind, Luke xviii. 43.-The appearances at Christ's birth, Luke ii. 20.-At his death, xxiii. 47. CCXLI. The wicked glorify not God, and are punished. Dan. v. 22. Thou hast not humbled thine heart. Ver. 23. Daniel said to Belshazzar, Thou hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven, &c. and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified. Ver. 26-28. God hath numbered thy kingdom. Thou art weighed in the balance and art found wanting. Thy kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians. Mal. ii. 2. If you will not lay it to heart, to give glory to my name, said the Lord of hosts, I will even send a Curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings. Jer. xiii. 26. Acts xii. 23. An angel smote Herod, because he gave not God the glory; and he was eaten of worms. Rom. i. 21. When they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful.-Ver. 24. Wherefore God gave them up, &c. of the glory of God. iii. 23. All have sinned and come short Rev. xvi. 9. The men that were scorched with fire repented not to give glory to God. CCXLII. God is tion of the wicked. be honoured upon Ver. 17, 18. glorified in the destrucExod. xiv. 4. I will Pharaoh and his host. Lev. x. 2, 3. There went out fire from the Lord, and devoured Nadab, and Abihu. The Lord spake, saying, Before all the people will I be glorified. Isa. xxvi. 14, 15. Thou hast visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish. O Lord, thou art glorified. Ezek. xxviii. 22. Thus saith the Lord God, Behold I am against thee, O Zidon, and I will be glorified in the midst of thee. Ch. xxxix. 11. CCXLIII. Sanctifying God. Lev. x. 3. The Lord spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. Isa. v. 16. God that is holy, shall be sanctified in righteousness. viii. 13. Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself, and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. xxix. 23. They shall sanctify my name, and shall sanctify the Holy One of Jacob. Ezek. xx. 41. I will be sanctified in you before the heathen. Ch. xxxvi. 23. -xxviii. 25.-xxxix. 21. 1 Pet. iii. 15. Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts. See Ezek. xxviii. 21. -xxxviii. 16. CCXLIV. Threats against those that sanctify not God. Numb. xx. 12. The Lord therefore ye shall not bring this conspake unto Moses and Aaron, Because gregation into the land which I have ye believed me not, to sanctify me given them. Ch. xxvii. 14. Deut. xxxii. in the eyes of the children of Israel, 51. CHARACTERS CHAPTER XV. ERS GOOD AND BAD, WITH PROMISES AND I. GODLINESS in heart and life. Ps. xxxii. 6. For this shall every godly one pray unto thee. 2 Cor. i. 12. Our rejoicing is this, The testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not by fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world. vii. 9. Ye were made sorry [for sin] after a godly manner. Ver. 10, 11. xi. 2. Paul said, I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy. 1 Tim. ii. 2. Pray that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life, in all godliness and honesty. Ver. 10. Good works become women professing godliness. iv. 7. Exercise thyself unto godliness. -Ver. 11. O man of God, follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness; fight the good fight of faith. Tit. ii. 12. Denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, live soberly, righteously and godly, in the present world. 2 Pet. ii. 9. The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished. III. Means of godliness given. Rom. xi. 26. Christ shall turn away ungodli ness from Jacob. 1 Tim. iii. 16. The gospel contains the mystery of godliness. vi. 3. The gospel contains the doctrinew hich is according to godliness. Tit. i. 1. The truth [in the gospel] is according to godliness. IV. Godliness misrepresented. 1 Tim. vi. 3. Corrupt men suppose that gain is godliness. 2 Tim. iii. 5. Hypocrites have a form of godliness, but deny the power thereof. V. The ungodly described by their practice. Ps. xviii. 4. Floods of ungodly men made me afraid. Prov. xvi. 27. An ungodly man diggeth up evil. xix. 28. An ungodly witness scorneth judgment. 2 Tim. ii. 16. Vain babblings increase Heb. xii. 28. Let us serve God, with reverence and godly fear. 2 Pet. i. 16. Add to patience, godli-unto ungodliness. ness, &c. Ver. 7. iii. 11. What manner of persons ought ye to be, in all holy conversation and godliness? II. Promises to the godly. Ps. iv. 3. The Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself. 1 Tim. iv. 8. Godliness is profitable unto all things, having the promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. vi. 6. Godliness with contentment is great gain. Jude 4. Ungodly men turn the grace of God into lasciviousness.-Ver. 18. They walk after their own ungodly lusts. VI. Threats against the ungodly. 2 Chron. xix. 2. Shouldst thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord? therefore is wrath upon thee from the Lord. Ps. i. 1. Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly. Ver. 4-6. The ungodly are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. |