Gloria Patri, Glory he to the Father, one of the primitive doxologies of the Church, the doxologia mi- nor. At first almost all the fatliers liad their own dox- ologies, which they expressed, as they liad occasion, in their own language, ascribing "glory and honor" some- times to the Father only, sometimes to the Son only, and sometimes to the Father through the Son. At the rise of the Arian heresy, "Glorj' be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost," became the stand- ing form ; to which tlie Western Church soon added, "As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen." — Wheatly, Com. Prayer, chap, iii, § 7 ; Palmer, Orig. Litnrg. i, 219 ; Procter, On Commnn Prayer, p. 212, 215. See Doxology.
Glorify, (1.) to make glorious or honorable, or to cause to appear so, John xii, 28; xiii, 31,32; xv, 8; xvii, 4, 5; xxi, 19; Acts iii, 13. In this view it par- ticularly refers to the resurrection of Christ, and his ascension to the right hand of God, John vii, 30 ; xii, 16. (2.) It also expresses that change which shall pass upon believers at the general resurrection, and their admission into heaven. (3.) To glorify God (1 Cor. -vi, 20) is to "show forth Iiis praise" by obedience to his law. Thus the "heavens declare the glory of
God" in obedience to the law of creation, and much more do moral and intellectual beings glority him by willing obedience to the moral law (1 Cor. x, 31 ; John xvii, 4). See Glory of God.
Glory, in the English Version, usually represents the words T133, kabod', and So^a. The Hebrew, from IDS, "to be heavy," is susceptible of the various ana- logical meanings which are derived from its root, viz. "to be hard," "honored," "rich," etc. The above Heb. and Gr. terms have the following applications : (1.) Abundance, icealth, treasuns, rendered "honor" in Psa. xlviii, 12, and "glory" in Gen. xxxi, 1 ; Isa. x, 3; Matt, iv, 8; Luke iv, C; Piev. xxi, 24, 26. (2.) Honor, ylory, dignity, as in 1 Kings iii, 13 ; 2 Chron. i, 11, 12 ; Prov. viii^ 18 ; Heb. ii, 7 ; 1 Pet. i, 24; 1 Cor. xi, 7. Spoken of God, as in Psa. xix, 1 ; xxix, 1 ; Isa. xlii, 8 ; of persons in high honor (Isa. v, 13; 2 Pet. ii, 10 : Jude 8). Also the honor, glory, of anj' one ; po- etically for the mind, the heart, as the noblest part of man (Gen. xlix, G ; Psa. vii, 5 ; xvi, 9 ; xxx, 12 ; Ivii, 8 ; cviii, 1 ; Acts ii, 26). Some here assign the signi- fication of "liver," but the liver is never (like the heart and reins) assumed as the seat of the mind and affections. (3.) Splendor, brightness, glory, majesty — " of all my glor}'," i. e. splendor (Gen. xlv, 13 ; Isa. iv, 5; xi,10; xxii, 18; ISam. ii,8; Actsxxii, 11; 1 Pet. V, 4) ; " the glor}' of Lebanon," its magnificence, beau- ty (Isa. XXXV, 2; Ix, 13). So of the sun, stars, etc. (1 Cor. XV, 40, 41) ; of ]Moses's face (2 Cor. iii, 7) ; also of the celestial light which surrounds angels (Rev. xviii, 1), or glorified saints (Luke ix, 31 , 32 ; 1 Cor. xv, 43 ; Col. iii, 4). Spoken especially of the gloj-y, majes- ty, of Jehovah (Isa. lix, 19 ; Ix, 1 ; 2 Thess. i, 9 ; 2 Pet. i, 17 ; Rev. xxi, 11, 23), that^ery ejfidgeuce surrounded with dark clouds in which Jehovah is represented as appearing, or God himself as surrounded hy this eftul- gence, from which lightnings proceed (Lev. ix, 23, 24 ; Numb, xvi, 35 ; Psa. xviii, 12), such as he manifested wlien he showed himself at Sinai to Moses and the people (Exod. xvi, 7, 10 ; xxiv, 17 ; xxxiii, 18 ; Lev. ix, 6, 23), or appeared in the tabernacle (Exod. xl, 34), or in the Temple (1 Kings viii, 11; 2 Chron. vii, 1, 2; compare Luke ii, 9; ix, 32; Acts vii, 55; xxii, 11), or was seen in prophetic visions (Isa. vi, 3; John xii, 41; Ezek. i, 28; viii, 4; x, 4, 18 ; xliii, 2, 4 ; xliv, 4; Rev. xv, 8 ; xxi, 11, 23). To this cor- responds tiie Shekinaii of the later Jews (Buxtorf 's Lexicon Chakl. Talmud, et Rabhinicum, col. 2394). God appears, too, in glory to punish transgressors (Lev. x, 2); and sinners are S' 'd to "provoke the e_yes of his glorj-," i. e. of him as thus appearing in his glorj' for their punishment (Isa. iii, 8). Spoken also of the ex- pected temporal reign of the Messiah (jNIark x, 37 ; comp. Matt, xx, 21) ; and also of the glory of his sec- ond coming (Matt, xvi, 27 ; xix, 28 ; xxiv, SO ; Mark xiii, 26; viii, 38; Luke ix, 26 ; xxi, 27; Titus ii, 13). (4.) Of internal cliaracter, i. e. glorious moral attri- butes. Spoken of God, infinite p^erf eel ion, divine m'lj- esty and holiness (Psa. xix, 1; Isa. xl, 5; Acts vii, 2 ; Rom. i, 23 ; Epii. i, 17) ; so of the divine perfections as manifested iu the poicer of God (John xi, 40; Rom. vi, 4; Col. i, 11), or in his benevolence and beneficence (Rom. ix, 23 ; Eph. i, 12, 14, 18 ; iii, 16). So of Jesus, as the effulgence of the divine perfections (Heb. i, 3 ; John i. 14; ii, 11); also of the Spirit (1 Pet. iv, 14). (5.) Of that exalted state of blissful perfection which is the portion of those who dwell with God in heaven ; e. g. spoken of Christ, and including also the idea of his regal majesty as Messiah (Luke xxiv, 26 ; John xvii, 5, 22, 24 ; 2'^ Thess. ii, 14 ; 1 Tim. iii, 16 ; 1 Pet. i, 11). Spoken of glorified saints, i. c. salvation, eternal life, etc. (Rom. ii, 7, 10 ; v, 2 ; viii, 18 ; 1 Cor. ii, 7 ; 2 Cor. iv, 17 ; 1 Thess. ii, 12 ; 2 Tim. ii, 10 ; Heb. ii, 10 ; 1 Pet. V, 1, 10). So to glorify, when spoken of God and Christ, is to render conspicuous and glorious the divine character and attributes of God as glorified by