Doctrine 7. _This voice of God did effectually bring honour and glory unto Christ._ This is gathered from these words, _He received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice unto him._ _Reason_ 1. Because the testimony of God is infallibly true. 2. There is joyned with it omnipotent power, when it is said to come from the excellent glory. _Vse_ 1. This may serve to instruct us, by faith to relye upon every testimony of God. For that which God promiseth or any way witnesseth, is as sure as that which we have already received or do see brought to passe. We may oftentimes doubt of mens words, because they have neither perfect truth, nor perfect power: but the excellent glory of God, whereof mention is here made, requires far otherwise of us. 2. To exhort us, for the confirmation of our faith, to have alwayes in our eyes the excellent glory of God, whereby he can and also will do whatsoever he hath said. Doctrine 8. _Those things which pertaine unto the kingdome of Christ, are so holy, that they make the place it selfe, wherein they are declared, in some sort holy._ This is gathered from these words: _in the holy Mount_. For this Mount was not holy, but by this transfiguration, and this voice that came from heaven, _Exodus 3.5._ _Iohn 6.3._ _Vse_ 1. This may serve to reprove the stupidity of those, that are nothing taken with such things as these that are so holy. 2. To exhort us, reverently and religiously to prepare our selves, and apply our mindes unto holy exercises, _Ecclesiastes 5.1._ * * * * * Verse 19. _We have also a more sure word of prophesie; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, untill the day dawne, and the day-starre arise in your hearts._ Verse 20. _Knowing this first, that no prophesie of the Scripture is of any private interpretation:_ Verse 21. _For the prophesie came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the holy Ghost._ The Analysis.