level with the glorious rule of Scripture. Those thoughts are glorious
1. A soul may be said to do gloriously, first, when their doing lies
level with the glorious rule of Scripture. Those thoughts are glorious
thoughts which are suitable to the glorious rule of Scripture, and
those words are glorious words which are suitable to the glorious
rule of Scripture, and those actions towards God and man are
glorious actions which are suitable to the glorious rule of Scripture.
But this is too general.
2. Therefore, secondly, and more particularly, men do gloriously
when they do such things that others refuse to do, that others have
no heart to do, that others are afraid to do for God. Oh, to do this is
to do gloriously. As David, when he engaged with Goliath, he did
gloriously; others were afraid to do it, others had no heart to do it.
Just so, when men engage for God when others are afraid to engage,
when others dare not engage, they shall lose the smiles of this man,
and procure the frowns of that man; they say, "there is a lion in the
way!!"
Just so, men turn off the work. "It is too hard," says one. "It is too
high, it is too rough, it is too dangerous," say others. Now to do
gloriously is to do that which others refuse to do, and which others
have not hearts to do.
3. And then, in the third place, men do gloriously when they hold
on in the way of God, and in the work of God, notwithstanding all
discouragements that befall them. When men serve their generation,