[Sidenote: The glorifying of God the great work of Gods children] Secondly, it is an _Argument_ of _health_ and spirituall _strength_, when the _hallowing_, the _magnifying_, and _glorifying_ of the _name_ of _God_ is our great _work_ and _business_ in this _world_, unto which all the _businesses_ and _works_ we have in hand in the world beside give way, &c. Thus _Christ Jesus_ teacheth all his to make it their _first request_ to _God_, that they may _hallow_, or _glorifie_ his _name_: Thus he professeth (as it were upon his _death bed_) _John_ 17. that he had done his _work_, that he had _glorified_ his _Father_ upon the _earth_: Hence he professeth at his most solemn _Arraignment_, _Job 18_. for this _end_ was I born, and for this _end_ came I into the _world_, that I might bear _witness_ to the _truth_; that is, to give his _Father_ the _glory_ of his _truth_, and to destroy the _lyes_ of the _devill_ the _father_ of them, who belyeth _God_ in all his holy _attributes_, and _works_, and _servants_, and _ordinances_, and profaneth and dishonoreth his holy _name_ in them all. _Obj._ _Hypocrites_ professe to glorifie _God_, and to say, _Isa. 66._ Let the _Lord_ be glorified. I answer: No _hypocrite_ can make it his _work_ to _glorifie God_, when it crosseth his own _glory_: No _hypocrite_ can purely and simply, out of _love_ to _Gods name_ and _glory_, be content to loose the offer of a _kingdom_ as _Moses_ did, when the _Lord_ himself offered it him, and as _Christ Jesus_ did, when the people offered and would have made him a _King_ by force, and the _devil_ proffered him all the _kingdoms_ of the world, and the glory of them. [Sidenote: Delightfull privacie with God argues strong affection.] Thirdly, it is an _Argument_ of _strength_ of Gods grace and Spirit in us, when we perform _actions_ of _godliness_, with a _single_ and upright _eye_ unto _God_ himself in secret. _Frequent_ and _constant_ delight in private _converses_ argues strong _affection_ to _God_ or _men_: _Hypocrites_ (saith _Christ Jesus_) will _pray_ and _fast_, and give _alms_, but with a _squint_ eye of _private_ and _sinister_ self respect to be _seen_ of men, &c. But _Gods children_ pray, and do good, and fast in secret, regarding no eye but the eye of an heavenly _Father_, who seeing in _secret_ will not fail to reward _openly_. _Ob._ But may not _hypocrites_ speak and _preach_ against _hipocrisie_, against _self-love_, _self-respect_, and _fleshly and_ worldly _ends_ in the performance of _spirituall duties_? And is it not possible for _Gods children_ to perform _spirituall duties_ with carnall _ends_ and _respects_? [Sidenote: Hypocrites pretend far in glorifying of God.] I answer: _Hypocrites_ may do this, and pretend pure and upright _ends_ for _God_, as _Jehu_ did: yet discover they _hypocrisie_, in the very pretence of _sinceritie_, for not content with the _Lords_ eye and approbation, Come see my _zeal_ (saith he) _Jonadab_, which I have for the _Lord_.