Now I entreat your attention to this. Do not rob God of his glory. Do not ascribe any thing to your- selves, but give him the glory of your salvation from first to last. If you could go up to heaven, you would not find one soul there that arrogates any thing to himself. All with one heart and one voice are singing, " Salvation to God and to the Lamb ;" to God, as the alone Author of salvation, and to the Lamb, as the only means : and I call on every one of you to begin this song on earth, giving all praise to God the Father as the source and fountain of your happiness, and to the Lord Jesus Christ, who has both purchased it for you by his blood, and imparted it to you by his Spirit. God is a jealous God, and will not give his glory to another : and if you rob him of his glory here, you shall not be partakers of it in the world to come.
Having called your attention to this, I next say, seek this salvation in the 'precise way that God has appointed. Seek it in its full extent — seek it in its proper order — seek it for its only just and legitimate end — seek it zvith a confidence that you shall not seek in vain.
Seek it in its full extent. Look to Christ for every thing without exception. Look to him for wisdom. Even tliough you be the most learned man on earth in respect of human sciences, you must look to him alone to instruct you in that which is divine. You must come to him even as a little child, to be taught of him ; you must in your own apprehension " be a fool, if you would be truly wise^" If you " lean to your own understanding," instead of relying upon the teaching of his Spirit, you will never attain true saving know^ledge. If you would be made wise unto salvation, " your eyes must be anointed with the eye-salve which he alone can bestow ^" Look to him also for righteousness. There must be no de- pendence whatever on any thing of your own. There must be no attempt to blend your own right- eousness with his. You must not even look to any
•^ 1 Cor. iii, IS. <" Rev. iii. 18.