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To this I {hall anfwer in two Words ; Firft, 

 The Teftimony of Scripture makes God in all 

 his Ad:ions to intend and defign his own Glory 

 mainly, Prov, xvi. 4. God made all Tubings for 

 himfelf. How ! for himfelf ? He hath no Need 

 of them : He hath no Ufe of them. No, he 

 made them for the manifeftation of his Power, 

 Wifdom, and Goodnefs, and' that he might re- 

 *ceive from the Creatures that were able to take 

 Notice thereof, his Tribute of Praife, PfaLX, 14. 

 Offer unto God Thankfghijig. And in the next 

 Verfe, I will deliver thee^ and thou Jloalt glorify 

 me. And again in the la ft Verfe, Whofo offer eth 

 Praije^ glorijieth me. So Praife is called a Sa- 

 crifice, and the Calves of the Lips, Plof xiv. 2. 

 Ifa. xlii. 8. I am the Lord^ that is my Name, a?id 

 my Glory will I not give to another, Ifa. xlviii. 1 1. 

 And I will not give my Glory to another. The 

 Scripture calls upon the Heavens, the Earth, 

 and Sun, and Moon, and Stars, and all other 

 Creatures, to praife the Lord ; that is, by the 

 Mouth of Man, (as I (hewed before) who is 

 hereby required to take notice of all thefe Crea- 

 tures, and to admire and praife the Power, Wif- 

 dom, and Goodnefs of God, manifefted in the 

 Creation and Defignations of them. 



Secondly, It is moft reafonable that God Al- 

 mighty (hould intend his own Glory : For he 

 being infinite in all Excellencies and Perfecti- 

 ons, and independent upon any other Being; 



N 4 nothing 



