Of Growth in Grace, Sermon 19
SERM. XIX.
2 PET. 3. 18.
To him be Glory, both now and for ever. Amen.
HAving spent several years in the handling of this Chapter; and having in the former Exercise, been driving at this, That there may be a growing in the Knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; I am now to issue all that hath been spoken, according to what the Text now guides me to, in a Doxologie, that is, in an honourable acknowledgment of the Lord Jesus Christ, as a Person unto whom Glory is most righteously to be ascribed. Thus the words signifie to us, according to the sound of them, To him be glory, both now and for ever. Amen.
Words of pretious import, words of common use. It were much to be wished, both for Ministers and Christians, that are upon the frequent usage of them, that it may be very carefully lookt unto, that while we keep a form of words, and hold up a form of words, and make use of them in ordinary course, we be not awanting to that which is imported in them; and lose not the Spirit, while we hold forth the Letter.
To him be Glory, both now and for ever. Amen.
And there is infinite cause, that when these words sound in our ears, we should be most free to say our Amen unto them; a sweet close of a sacred and saving piece of Scripture: And truly it is well becoming men and women professing godliness, for to be most cordial unto the uttering and expressing of this language, the language of the Text.
'Tis a becoming close for every Sermon that's Preacht, for every Prayer that is made, for every Duty performed, for every Mercy that's received, and for all that's testified of God and Christ, to issue all thus; Now unto him be glory, both now and for ever, Amen. We have the Letter; the great matter is, to look to it, that we lose not the Spirit, that we be not (as I said) in the usage of a form, and in the mean time be strangers to the Power.
There is some difference as to words, and phrase, and form of expression, between this Doxologie, and some others that we meet withal in holy Writ. The Apostle Paul, in his Epistle to the Romans, he forms the Doxologie thus, Chap. 16. 25. To him that is of power to establish you, according to my Gospel, and the preaching of Iesus Christ. To God only wise, be glory, through Iesus Christ for ever, Amen.—In Eph. 3. we have the Doxologie formed thus: Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto him be glory in the Church by Christ Iesus, throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. In 1 Tim. 1. we have the Doxologie formed thus: Now unto the king eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen. In the Epistle of Iude, we have the Doxologie formed thus: Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy: To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory, and majesty, dominion and power, now and ever. Amen.—And in the Text thus: To him, that is, to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, To him him be glory, both now and for ever. Amen. These are the Scripture Doxologies (some of them) which I have now referr'd you to: And you may observe, there is something of variation in words and terms; and whereas in the other Doxologies, the glory is ascribed and voted up unto God by Jesus Christ in the Churches, here the Doxologie is made to refer unto our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; and so the Apostle carries it in reference unto Christ. To him be glory, both now and for ever. Amen.
You must not think that Peter was more devoted to the promoting of the honour of Christ, than of the Father, and of the Spirit; nor that he doth exclude the Father, and the Spirit; the eternal Father, and the eternal Spirit, from out of the bounds of this Doxologie:—or that he hath not an holy aim at the Glory of the Father, and of the Spirit, as well as at the Glory of the Lord Jesus, the second Person; no, nothing less than so. The truth is, no man can honour the Son, but in honouring him he honours the Father and the Spirit too; no person can give glory to Christ, but he must give glory to the Father and to the Spirit too: but the wisdom of the Spirit appears in this, and his direction, that sometimes the Doxologie should in terms be referred unto God, Father, Son, and holy Spirit; sometimes it should be so formed, as to have a reference unto the second Person, considered as Mediator; and so in the Text:—And there may be some reason why the Apostle Peter should refer this Doxologie unto our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, not mentioning in terms, the Father, or the Spirit, and putting it in the ordinary form; To God only wise, To the great God, be glory for ever. But thus; To him, who is our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, be glory, now and for ever. There may be this apprehension, that the Apostle Peter minding and remembring the great disservice that he had done to Christ, when he was under his abasing, and what dishonour was done to him by his threefold shameful denying of him; he would now leave the best Testimony behind him that he could, of his devotedness to the exalting of his Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, he would leave the best Testimony to all Posterity that he could: And so in this Epistle, and in this closing Doxologie, he makes mention of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, voting and wishing up, making this application to him, praying this, and wishing this, and voting this unto him, that Glory may be unto him, both now and for ever, Amen. And so you have this more general account concerning these words.
Where you have some matter, To him be glory: To him; to whom? To our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be Glory; a Duty, or a Vote, an Apprecation, that is, a praying unto him. A fit word to be used, the sense whereof, is as I say, an Apprecation, a praying up to Christ, a praying over to Christ, a voting over to Christ; To him be glory. This is the Apprecation.
And then there is the Time; To him be Glory, Now: Now let him have Glory, now while there is time, while time continues, and as long as there is any time; as long as there is a Now, as long as we can say Now, why so long let glory be to him: To him be glory Now, now in this present time, and as long as time shall continue, as long as there is but a nick of time; if there be but a Now of time, one now, even now, and in this present time, be glory to him.
And then, For ever; not now only, but let it, be for ever; let it be a standing business, let there be acknowledgment of honour and glory to Christ: Now; I, and when there shall be no more time, even in Eternity, let there be an acknowledgment of Glory to Christ Jesus. Now, and for ever; in the Original it is foreign, unto the day of Eternity. Now, and unto the day of Eternity, to him be Glory; to him be Glory now, and to him be Glory, In diem eternitatis, …en to the day of Eternity: Such a day there … come, and it will be such a day as will swallow up Time, that came out of the womb of Eternity, before Time was; and Time shall be swallowed up of the Eternity that shall follow, when Time shall be no more; and that shall be a standing and lasting day, a day that shall know no night, and a day that shall know no limits and bounds, but it shall be a lasting day, and a day of Eternity: Such a day there will be, which shall be a dreadful day unto wicked ones, that live and die in unbelief and impenitency; they shall have a day, or rather a night of eternity, a black burning night that will never have a dawning morning, no, never have a dawning morning.
But then there will be a bright and lightsom Sunshine day, that shall never have a cloud upon it, a day of Eternity; and in this day of Eternity, this work is to be performed; and this Glory in this long day of Eternity, is appointed and voted up to the Lord Jesus; To him be Glory, both now, and to the day … Eternity.
And then we have the confirmation of all, Amen. O let it be so, Amen; O so it shall be, unto this Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, be Glory for ever, Amen; O be it so, Amen; O it shall be so. I, thus the Apostle shuts up this pretious Doxologie, this blessed Epistle which I have treated of so long.
Now, what are we to gather from hence? This is the only thing that remains to be done, which is, to give you an account of this one Point from the Text.
That they that are acted by a Gospel Spirit, & have any saving Knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are and will be most strongly devoted to the Glory of Jesus Christ, to have Glory given to Jesus Christ. This is the Doctrine, and consider of it well, Now and for ever, and will come in with their vote, and say, Amen. This is the thing that I offer.
There was never since the Gospel sounded in the World; never any person that heard and knew this joyful sound, but they would have a tongue to say, Now unto him be glory, both now and for ever. Amen. Those references which I made before to the Doxologie, in the Epistle to the Romans, Ephesians, Timothy, Jude, and other places which might have been referr'd unto; they are all a sufficient proof of this Doctrine that I have now delivered unto you, That such a spirit doth act in all those that know the Lord Jesus Christ to any purpose, that this is the proper spirit and genous of the Gospel, and of a Gospel spirit, for to have Honour, and Glory, and Dominion, and Majesty given up to Christ. Paul was most lively to this discovery, as appears by those Scriptures; when he comes to fall upon the mentioning of Christ, he would make a diversion of purpose, leaving the prosecution of his cause, that he might give up honour to the Lord Jesus Christ; as in 1 Tim. 1. saith he, speaking before, I was such and such a Persecutor, and a Blasphemer, and the chiefest of sinners; Howbeit (saith he) for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Iesus Christ might shew forth all long suffering, for a pattern to them which hereafter should believe on him to eternal life.—Now mark you the diversion; out of the pregnancy of his Gospel spirit, he leaves the Argument he was driving, and breaks forth upon this Doxologie; as if he should say, O I have mentioned Jesus Christ, Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory, for ever and ever. Amen. He cannot mention him without a Doxologie; O unto this only wise God, this Lord Jesus Christ, be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Now, there is infinite cause and reason why there should be such an apprecation (understand the word Appre…ation, a praying to Christ.) I have said already, it is the spirit of the Gospel, and they that are acted by that spirit, will be most pregnant this way, they cannot hold. The Disciples …id, We cannot but speak the things that concern the honour of God, and the Glory of Christ, we are not able to hold our peace; and when the Disciples were rebuked, and the Children, for crying Hosanna, &c. Why, saith Christ, if they should hold their peace, the very stones would speak; they must be crying out, Glory to God, Honour to Christ.—This was that which was prophesied in Psal. 72. where you have that that concerns Christ, v. 15. He shall … t… sole of the poor and needy from deceit and violence, and pretious shall their blood be in his sight; he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba. Typically understand it according to the time of Solomon, who should be very much inriched with offerings; but understand it in the Mystery of Christ; To him shall be given of the gold of Sheba …e gold of Praise, and honour and Glory: Prayer also shall be made for him continually, and daily shall he be praised. Understand this of Christ in the Mystery; Prayer also shall be made for him continually.—What Prayer?—Doth Christ in heaven need the prayers of his People?—Understand,—They shall be continually praying up his Glory, an apprecation of Glory to Jesus: O let him be glorified, O let him be exalted, O let his Name be magnified; Prayer shall continually be made for him, that his Name may be lifted up in the World, that his Kingdom may be inlarged, that his Throne may be established, that upon his head the Crown may flourish. It was the manner of old, to vote up, and to make apprecation, Let the King live for ever; why, O King, O Jesus, live for ever; O Jesus, be thou glorified for ever; O Jesus, let thy throne flourish; O Jesus, let thy Crown flourish upon thy head: why this is the apprecation. And as I was saying, there is infinite cause why it should be thus, and that this language should sound in every mouth, where there is any touch upon the heart; To him be glory, now and … …. Amen.
First, This is that which doth most fully comport with God the Father's design concerning his Son: For mark you, Christ having … the Father by his most voluntary and … subj… …o him in the service of the …, and in … o… the saving of souls. … … … … the Father in this great … … saving … world, why the Father now sets hi… … … … … … to glorifie him, and that's the … … … God, to have the Name of his Son Jesus Christ lifted up, that Christ may be glorified; and God the Father, and God the Spirit, do not account themselves honoured and glorified, if the Lord Jesus …ist be not glorified: So that I say, in that regard …s most righteous that it should be thus, that there should be an apprecation, and a wishing, and voting up of Honour and Glory to Christ, because it is that wherein we do most fully comport with the design of the great God, concerning his Son, our Lord Jesus Christ; he having humbled himself, and becoming obedient unto the death of the Cross, God hath exalted him, and given him a Name which is above every name; and he will have Honour and Glory given to Christ.
2ly. Consider this, Christ is most worthy of it, in respect of himself; he is most worthy to have an apprecation made of Glory to him, and that every breathing soul should breath out after this manner, and say, To him be glory, now and for ever. Amen.
Worthy of it, O most worthy of it, that every thing that hath breath should give Glory to him. Do but consider that passage, in Rev. 5. 11, 12. I heard the voice of many Angels round about the throne, and the beasts, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands. Do but weigh this, think with your selves what a vote here was; The voice of many Angels, and the beasts, and the elders, and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands.—and what's the…r vo…e?—Saying with a loud voice, WORTHY IS THE LAMB THAT WAS SLAIN, to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing; and every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the Sea, and all that are in them, heard I, saying, Blessing, honour, glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throné, and unto the Lamb, for ever and ever. Mark what a spirit here is: Here's the vote of Angels and Saints in the fullest conjunction, Nemine contra dicente, not one contradicting, voting up Blessing, and Honour, and Glory, and Power, to him that sits upon the Throne, and to the Lamb, for ever and ever.
He is worthy; worthy is the Lamb.
Upon what account worthy?—Worthy, because the Lamb; yea, I say, worthy is the Lamb, because he is the Lamb; the Lamb of God, the Lamb that was slain; its a name that he delights to be known by, the Lamb upon Mount Sion; worthy is the Lamb that was slain.
And because a Lamb slain, because he was pleased to become an Offering and a Sacrifice of a sweet smelling savour, and would undertake to redeem a People unto God by his Blood; worthy therefore to have this acknowledgment made to him, O worthy, worthy is the Lamb that was slain.
Here now I have a large field to walk in, but that I would contract my self, and dispatch the Point: The Lord Jesus Christ, worthy.
Consider first of all, who he is for his Person; why he is the brightness of his Father's glory, the express image of his person; worthy therefore to have Glory given to him.
2. What is he for his Name? Wonderful Counsellor, the mighty God, everlasting Father, Prince of Peace, the Lord our righteousness, King of Kings, Lord of Lords, the blessed and only Potentate, the Prince of the Kings of the earth; his Name is as an oyntment poured forth: Well may it be said, To him be glory, now and for ever.
3. Consider his Qualifications; The only begotten of the Father, full of Grace: Then, if full of Grace, worthy to be full of Glory. Grace leads in Glory, and Glory doth most properly follow Grace: Who should have Glory, but they that have Grace? Why none have so much Grace as Christ, he was as full of Grace as ever he could hold: Now, where should Glory rest, but upon him that is full of Grace? Therefore worthily is it said, To him be Glory.
4. Then again, Consider this Jesus, this Lord Jesus, Why he suffer'd, he suffer'd for sin; The just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God. He suffered, and by suffering made satisfaction to infinite Justice; he hath expiated the sins of his People, provided for the purging of their Consciences; he hath made way by his own. Blood for an entrance into the Holiest. Now, is there not reason to say, To him be glory, both now and for ever? Mark what our Saviour speaks after his Resurrection, saith he, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer: And what then? And afterwards to enter into his glory. It behoved him first to suffer, and then to enter into Glory; and he hath entred into Glory, and it is our duty for to follow him with loudest acclamations, and to say, yea, yea, To him be glory, now and for ever. Amen.
5. And then again, Christ is most worthy to have these acclamations, and such Doxologies, a voting up, and applecation of Glory to him. Why? Because all the Glory that ever any Saint on earth shall have, or Saint in heaven doth possess, all that Glory comes over to thereby the Lord Jesus Christ. Whatsoever Glory any soul here shall be partaker of, or hereafter in the Kingdom of Glory, they are to reckon themselves beholding to Christ for it, it comes over to them by his means. Worthy then is this apprecation to be made to him; and that every soul that hath any hopes of Glory, should say, Now unto him be glory, both now and for ever. Amen. So that these things being duly weighed, which indeed are of proper cognizance for men and women professing godliness, and professing to be acted by a Gospel spirit: What is there that should more properly sound in an Assembly of People, that attend to the Gospel? What can more properly sound than this, That unto the King of Sion, the Lamb that was slain, to him that is the King of the Princes of the earth,—to him that is set upon the Throne with his Father, to him that hath overcome Principalities and Powers,—hath made a shew of them openly,—to him that hath vanquished Devils and enemies, and hath brought Life and Immortality to light, to him that is now entred into the Holiest once for all, and appears in the heavens before God, to plead the Cause of his Peoples souls: What is there more proper in a Congregation of Saints, to sound out, than this? To him be glory, now and for ever. Amen.
Now in a word, for Application. Are they acted by a Gospel spirit, that design nothing less than the Glory of Christ; that instead of making apprecations, and voting up Glory to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, do what in them lyes to cast all the shame, and dishonour, and contempt upon him they can? Is this the spirit of the Gospel? It's the spirit of the Devil. That man, be he who he will; let them be never so high in the World, let them be Kings, and Princes, and Potentates… whatsoever names and titles they are known by, whatsoever dignities and honours they are advanc'd unto, whatsoever breadth they carry in the World, whatsoever they are for worldly respects, that are set to cast contempt upon Christ, and to turn reproach and dishonour upon him; are so far from being acted by the spirit of the Gospel, that they do walk in the very spirit of the Devil, and it will appear so.
But are there any such? are there such as walk in such a spirit?—There were so of old. O, people be apt to think that they were worthy to be spit in the face:—Why? what did they that cryed out, Not this man, but Barrabas? Let this Jesus be crucified, let him be hanged, let him be hanged for a Malefactor, do him all the shame they can.—They did so; they buffetted him, they spit upon him, they smote him with their fists, they knock'd him upon the head, they put him into a fools, coat, they would make him their laughing-stock: Thus they did.—What was this spirit? Why is this spirit quite worn out of the World?—Nay, the Lord be merciful to us, there is a desperate spirit of opposition to Christ;—among whom?—among the Antichristian party. O that it were not to be found among persons that would be accounted godly, and stand for the honour of Christ, and make apprecations to him: And they can patter it over in forms of words, O Glory to Jesus; Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the holy Ghost; they can patter over such words in their mouths, and in the mean time they carry swords in their hearts against Christ, and their Conversations speak nothing but dishonour to Christ; shame him in his Name, shame him in holding out that, shame him in making Profession of him.—And why?—because they live thus unchristian-like, walk most unsutably to the Gospel, walk most unworthy of their holy Profession; are these men and women acted by a Gospel spirit, that pretend to the Name of Christ, that express nothing but that which is quite contrary to Christ? they would be accounted Christian People, and to have been baptized into Christ's Name, and in the mean time they make it their business every day to cast dishonour upon Christ, walking cross to him, and quite contrary to the glorious Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.—For men and women to rise up in opposition to the Kingdom of Christ, to the spiritual Worship of Christ, to a holy reformation, and to do all that ever they can to hinder that God and Christ may not be worshipped in the beauties of holiness: This is to cry up, To him be shame, instead of saying, To him be glory, both now and for ever. No, but to him be shame, and to all his People, and let them be the reproach and scorn of the World.
2ly. And so to close up: If so be that we will approve our selves to be acted by a Gospel spirit, consider how it must appear; it must appear by holy apprecations, and votings up of Glory to Christ, and to say, To him be glory; the Father gives him Glory, the Father reckons Glory to him, the Spirit gives Glory to him; The Spirit shall glorifie me, he shall take of mine, and shew it unto you.—The Angels give him Glory; Worthy is the Lamb that was slain.—The twenty four Elders, and the four Beasts make apprecations of Glory;—an innumerable number, thousands of thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand; they say, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, to have Glory. Now, if you be men and women of a Gospel spirit, let it appear by having your hearts set to this, to give Glory to Christ;—wish him Glory, in having the Government in your own hearts: O, to thee be Glory, sweet Saviour, the Glory of thy Kingdom in my own soul;—wish him that Glory, the Glory of his Kingdom inlarged in the World, of having that performed which is foretold, the Kingdoms of the world are become the Kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ, and he shall reign for ever and ever; wish him that Glory, make an apprecation, vote it up to him; shew the spirit of the Gospel, by having your hearts most strongly devoted to have Christ exalted in all his offices, Priestly, Prophetical and Kingly office, that he may come to be the glory of the World, that he may sway the Scepter, according to what is promised: This is the great thing that Christians should be set upon. I speak not this as if I would cry down Civil Magistrates, but that Government which is belonging to Christ, and according to what he is anointed of the Father to, according to what is purposed to him; it is that we are to wish to him, all that honour and Glory that the Father hath designed him; this is that we should wish to him, and say as the Apostle here, To him be glory, now and for ever.
And this is that which we are to do, not in word and tongue, as the Apostle saith; O my little children, let us not love in word and tongue only, but in deed and truth. So I say to you, my Friends, Let it not be in word and tongue only, but in heart and reality: O let your lips speak it, let your lives speak it, To him be glory; so live, so walk and carry your selves; as that you may give a real proof and demonstration of it, that your hearts may be devoted to have Christ honoured and exalted in the World.
I'll conclude all with an itteration of this Doxologie; and if ever tantologie (though it is no tautologie) but if ever there were any place for tautologie, here were the properest place for it to be used; but it is none: I have a pattern for what I shall now perform from the holy Spirit of God, in Psal. 136. O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever. Mark you how many verses you have in that Psalm, 26. verses; and so many times you have this itteration, For his mercy endureth for ever. Will you call this tautologie? why then the Spirit is guilty of tautologie; twenty six times you find it there, O give thanks unto the Lord, for his mercy endureth for ever; he did thus and thus, for his mercy endureth for ever; he slew great Kings, for his mercy endureth for ever; he slew famous Kings, for his mercy endureth for ever; and he remembred us in our low estate, for his mercy endureth for ever. Here's my pattern, and let me a little follow it, and I have done, and charge me with tautologie if you can.
Thus I say then, take up the language of the Text, which I would do, not using the words without the Spirit: And thus I say,
Jesus is the Son of God, Now to him be glory for ever. Amen.
Jesus the Saviour of the world, To him be glory, now and for ever. Amen.
Our Lord Jesus came into the word to seek and to save that which was lost, To him be glory, now and for ever. Amen.
Jesus who was full of grace and truth, Now to him be glory for ever. Amen.
Our Lord Jesus that went about while he was here in the world, doing good, preaching the Gospel, healing all manner of sicknesses and diseases, and delivering them that were oppressed of the Devil, To him be glory, now and for ever. Amen.
Our Lord Jesus, who took upon him to satisfie, even by death and suffering, the Justice of his Father, to fulfil the Law, and to expiate sin, and to purge the Conscience, and to deliver from damnation those that were obnoxious to it; Now unto him be glory, both now and for ever. Amen.
Jesus, he is risen again, and he is ascended up on high; he is set down at the right hand of the Father, and there he appears to make intercession for his People; Now to him be glory, now and for ever. Amen.
This Jesus he improves at the Fathers right hand, all the interest that he hath, for the good of his People; he communicates the Knowledge of the Mysterie of the Will of God, and he makes Revelations unto his Church and People, of those things that do concern it, unto the end of the World; and thus he is beneficial to his poor People here on earth, he takss care of his Churches, and hath a tender respect of all his interest; Now unto him be glory, both now and for ever. Amen.
This Jesus is now in Heaven, in Glory, and he longs after the injoyment of all his redeemed ones, and he hath undertaken to keep them while they are in the World, and to lose not one of them; but he will bring them to the enjoyment of himself, and he will have them to see and to share in that Glory which he is now possessed of, now he is in Heaven. O what cause have we to say, To him be …. both now and for ever! Amen.
This Jesus, who died and rose again, and lives at God's right hand, and as I said, improves all his interest for his People; O to this Lord Jesus Christ, Be glory, both now and for ever. Amen.
And so I have done.
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