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 Reas. 1. Because the glory of God is the end of all things. 2. Because our actions are not religious, but so farre forth as they are directed to that end. 3. Because God will glorifie those which glorifie him. Use. This may serve to admonish us, not to imagine that our duty in glorifying God is restrained to the publick worship, as many use to do, but to have a care of this duty in all things. Doct. 11. God is to be glorified by Iesus Christ.

Reason 1. Because in the name, and by the power of Christ we do all the good that we do, Col.3.17. 2. Because we should represent that which we doe, before God by Christ. 3. Because we cannot glorifie God by any other meanes, but by following the example of Christ, and observing his doctrine. Use. This may serve to direct us, that Christ should be all in all unto us. Doct. 12. We should be so disposed towards God in Christ, that we should never think of his glory without an elevation of the heart to confesse God, which we should cherish and increase.

This is gathered from that doxologie, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever, Amen. For the Apostle breakes forth into this declaration of Gods glory, being as it were forced thereunto by the meditation of that duty, which he had now propounded, to glorifie God.

Reason 1. Because thereby appeares our inward disposition to the performing of that duty.

2. Because it is the beginning of the deed.

3. Because God should raigne in our hearts, that we might not so much upon deliberation, as naturally, be stirred up, and moved towards him, to the declaration of all those things which may make for his glory.

Vse. This may serve to reprove the common stupidity of men, who are nothing at all moved with those things, which do most neerely belong to the glory of Gods name.