But if all that is great, glorious, and happy, in the spirits, tempers, and enjoyments of the creature, is only so much of the greatness, glory, majesty, and blessedness of God, dwelling in it, and displaying his own triune _light_, _life_, and _love_, in and through the manifold forms, and capacities of the creature, then we may infallibly see the true ground and nature of all true religion. For the creatures true religion is its rendering to God all that is God’s, it is its continual acknowledging all that which it is, and has, and enjoys, in and from God. This is the one true religion of all intelligent creatures, whether in heaven, or on earth; for as they all have the _same relation_ to God, so though ever so different in their states, or offices, they all have but one and the same true religion, or right behaviour towards God. Now the one _religion_, between God and all intelligent creatures, is this, a _total, unalterable dependance upon God_, an _immediate, continual receiving of every kind, and degree of goodness, blessing, and happiness, that ever was, or can be found in them, from God alone_. The highest angel has nothing of its _own_, that it can offer to God, no more light, love, purity, perfection, that spring from itself, or its own powers, than the poorest creature upon earth. Could the angel see a _spark_ of wisdom, goodness, or excellence, as coming from, or belonging to _itself_, its place in heaven would be lost, as sure as _Lucifer_ lost his. But they are ever abiding flames of pure love, always ascending up to, and uniting with God, for this reason, because the wisdom, the power, the glory, the majesty, the love, and goodness of God _alone_, is all that they see, and feel, and know, either within, or without themselves.――Songs of praise to their heavenly Father, are their ravishing delight, because they see, and know, and feel, that it is the _breath_ and _spirit_ of their heavenly Father that _sings_ and _rejoices_ in them.――Their adoration in spirit and in truth never ceases, because they never cease to acknowledge the ALL of God;――the ALL of God in themselves, and the ALL of God in the whole creation. This is the one religion of heaven, and nothing else is the truth of religion on earth.