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IX. None like him. Exod. viii. 10. There is none like unto the Lord our God.

xv. 11. Who is like unto thee, O Lord, amongst the gods, who is like unto thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders. Ps. xxxv. 10. Mic. vii. 18.

1 Kings viii. 23. O Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart. Exod. ix. 14. Deut. xxxiii. 26. 2 Sam. vii. 22. 1 Chron. xvii. 10. Ps. Ixxxvi. 8. Isa. xlvi. 9. Jer. x. 6, 7, 10.

X. None to be compared unto him. Ps. lxxxix. 6. Who in heaven can be compared unto the Lord?

XI. No likeness of God among the creatures. Isa. xl. 18. What likeness will ye compare to him. Ch. xlvi. 5. Deut. iv. 12. Acts xvii. 29. We ought not to think that the God-head is like to gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.

XII. The living God. Dan. iv. 34. He liveth for ever and ever, his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom from generation to generation.

vi. 26. He is the living God, and stedfast for ever. Acts xiv. 15. 1 Thess. i. 9. Heb. ix. 14.-х. 31. XIII. He is the true God. Jer. x. 10. The Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting King.

Ver. 11. The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, shall perish from the earth, and from under the heavens. See John xvii. 3. 1 Thess. i. 9. 1 John v. 20.

XIV. God is a Spirit. John iv. 24. God is a Spirit, and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit and in truth. 2 Cor. iii. 17. XV. God is invisible. Exod. xxxiii. 20. There shall no man see my face and live.

John i. 18. No man hath seen God at any time. 1 John iv. 12. v. 37. Ye have neither heard his voice nor seen his shape. Rom. i. 20. The invisible things of God, are his eternal power

and God-head.

Col. i. 15. Christ is the image of the invisible God.
Heb. xi. 27. Moses endured as seeing him who is invisible.

1 Tim. vi. 16. God whom no man hath seen or can see. Ch. i. 17. Job ix. 11.

Other expressions to the same purpose. Isa. xlv. 15. Verily thou art a God that hideth thyself.

2 Sam. xxii. 12. He made darkness pavillions round about him, dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. Ps. xviii. 11. 1 Kings viii. 12. 2 Chron. vi. 1.

Ps. xcvii. 2. Clouds and darkness are round about him.

Ixxvii. 19. Thy way is in the sea, and thy foot-steps not known. Nah. i. 3. The Lord hath his way in the whirl-wind, and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

XVI. God is unscarchable. Job. xi. 7. Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection. Ver. 8. 9. Ps. cxlv. 3. His greatness is unsearchable.

Job xxxvii. 23. Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out. Job v. 9. He doth great things, and unsearchable, and marvellous things without number. Ch. ix. 10.

Eccl. iii. 11. No man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

Rom. xi. 33. How unsearchable are his judgments and his ways past finding out.

Ps. xxxvi. 6. Thy judgments are a great deep.

Job xxvi. 14. How little a portion is heard of him, the thunder of his power who can understand?

XVII. God is eternal. Isa. lvii. 15. The high and lofty one that inhabiteth eternity.

1 Tim. i. 17. To the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever.

Şee Deut. xxxiii. 27. The eternal God. Rom. i. 20. Eternal Godhead. 2 Cor. iv. 8. Things not seen are eternal.

XVIII. Everlasting. Isa. xl. 28. The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary, there is no searching of his understanding. Ch. Ixiii. 16. Thy name is from everlasting.

Ps. xc. 2. From everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. xciii. 2. Thy throne is of old, and thou art from everlasting. Hab.

i. 12.

Ps. cxliii. 13. Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth through all generations.

Jer. x. 10. He is an everlasting King. Dan. iv. 3. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation. Ch. vii. 27. Lam. v. 19. 2 Pet. i. 11,

XIX. For ever. Ps. ix. 7. The Lord shall endure for ever.

xc. 4. A thousand years are in thy sight but as yesterday, when it is past, and as a watch in the night. 2 Pet. iii. 8.

cii. 12. Thou, O Lord, shalt endure for ever, and thy remembrance unto all generations.

Ver. 24. Thy years are throughout all generations.

Ver. 27. Thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end. Ver. 25, 26. Job x. 5.-xxxvi. 26.

cxxxv. 3. Thy name, O Lord, endureth for ever, and thy memorial throughout all generations.

Lam. v. 19. Thou, O Lord, remainest for ever, thy throne is from generation to generation.

Ps. civ. 31. The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever.

XX. First and last. Isa, xliv. 6. Thus saith the Lord, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, the Lord of Hosts, I am the first and I am the last, and besides me there is no God. Ch. xli. 4. xlviii. 12.

Rev. i. 8. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. Ver. 4, 17.

XXI. Immortal. 1 Tim. i. 17. The King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God.

vi. 16. Who only hath immortality, dwelling in light, which no man can approach unto, whom no man hath seen or can see, to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.

XXII. Incorruptible. Rom. i. 23. The incorruptible God.

XXIII, Blessed. Ps. cxix. 12. Blessed art thou, O Lord, teach me thy statutes.

Rom. i. 25. The Creator is blessed for evermore. 1 Tim. i. 11. The blessed God.

1 Tim. vi. 15. The blessed and only potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords.

XXIV. Unchangeable. Mal. iii. 6. I am the Lord, I change not. James i. 17. With whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Numb. xxiii. 19. God is not a man that he should lie, neither the son of man that he should repent.

XXV. Present every where. 1 Kings viii. 27. Behold the heaven and the heaven of heavens, cannot contain thee.

Ps. cxxxix. 3. Thou compassest my path, and my lying down. Ver. 7. Whither shall I go from thy Spirit, or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

Ver. 8. If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there; if I make my bed in hell, behold thou art there.

Ver. 9. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,

Ver. 10. Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.

Jer. xxiii. 23. Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off.

Ver. 24. Do not I fill heaven and earth, saith the Lord.
Eph. i. 23. He filleth all in all.

GOD'S GREATNESS.

XXVI. God's Greatness. Deut. x. 17. The Lord your God, is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty and a terrible, which regardeth not persons nor taketh reward.

xxxii. 3. Ascribe ye greatness to our God.

2 Sam. vii. 22. Thou art great, O Lord, and there is none like thee. 1 Kings viii. 42. They shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand. 2 Chron. vi. 12,

1 Chron. xvi. 25. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, he also is to be feared above all gods. 2 Chron. ii. 5. Exod. xviii. 11. xvii. 21. Thou didst make thyself a name of greatness and terribleness. Deut. v. 24.

xxix. 11. Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory.

Neh. ix. 32. The great, the mighty and the terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy. Ch. iv. 14.

Job xxxiii. 12. God is greater than man. John x. 29. Greater than all. 1 John iii. 20. Greater than our heart. Ch. iv. 4. Greater than he that is in the world.

xxxvi. 26. God is great, and we know him not.

Ps. lxxvii. 13. Who is so great a God as our God. Tit. ii. 13. Rev. xix. 17.

lxxxvi. 10. Thou art great, and doest wondrous things.

xcv. 3. The Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods, Ps. cxxxv. 5.

xcix. 2. The Lord is great in Zion, and he is high above all people.. Ps. civ. 1. O Lord my God, thou art very great, thou art cloathed with honour and majesty.

cxlv. 3. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, his greatness is unsearchable. Ps. xlviii. 1.-xcvi. 4.

cl. 2. Praise him according to his excellent greatness.

Jer. xxxii. 18. The great, the mighty God, the Lord of hosts is his name. Isa. xii. 6.

Heb. vi. 13. God could swear by no greater, he sware by himself. See God's perfections of knowledge, wisdom, power, goodness, mercy, &c. all called great.

GOD EXALTED.

XXVII. God is exalted. 1 Chron. xxix. 11. Thou art exalted as head, above all. Ps. xxi. 13.- xlvii. 9. cxviii. 6.

Neh. ix. 5. His glorious name is exalted above all blessing and praise.

Ps. xlvi. 10. I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

lvii. 5. Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, let thy glory be above all the earth. Ver. 11. Ps. cviii. 5.

xcvii. 9. Thou art high above all the earth, thou art exalted far above all gods.

Isa. xii. 4. Praise the Lord, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make known that his name is exalted.

xxxiii. 5. The Lord is exalted, for he dwelleth on high, he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.

See Isa. ii. 11, 17. v. 16.-xxx. 18. xxxiii. 10. xlix. 11.

GOD'S EXCELLENCY AND MAJESTY.

XXVIII. God's Excellency. Job xiii. 11. Shall not his excellency make you afraid, and his dread fall upon you ?

xxxvii. 23. The Almighty is excellent in power, and judgment. Ps. viii. 1. How excellent in all the earth is thy name. Ver. 8. Ps. cxlviii. 13.

cl. 2. Praise him according to his excellent greatness. Isa. xii. 5. Isa. xxviii. 29. The Lord of hosts is wonderful in counsel and excellent in working. See Exod. xv. 7. Deut. xxxiii. 26. Job. xxxvii. 4. Ps. Ixviii. 34.

XXIX. God's Majesty. 1 Chron. xxix. 11. Thine, O Lord, is the greatness and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty, for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all. Job xxxvii. 22. With God is terrible majesty. Ps. xcvi. 6. Ps. xxix. 4. The voice of the Lord is full of majesty. xciii. 1. He is cloathed with majesty. Ps. civ. 1.

Isa. xxiv. 14. They shall sing for the majesty of the Lord. Ps. cxlv.

5, 12.

Jude, ver. 25. To the only wise God, be glory and majesty. See Isa. ii. 10.

GOD'S GLORY.

XXX. God is glorious. Exod. xv. 11. Who is like unto thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises.

1 Chron. xxix. 11. Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory. Matt. vi. 13.

Ps. viii. 1. Thou hast set thy glory above the heavens. Ps. xix. 1.xcvii. 6. cxiii. 4. cxlviii. 13.

Ivii. 5. Let thy glory be above all the earth. Ver. 11. Ps. Ixxii. 19. civ. 31. The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever.

cxxxviii. 5. Great is the glory of the Lord. Ps. cxlv. 5, 11, 12. Isa. vi. 3. The whole earth is full of his glory.

He is the God of glory. Ps. xxix. 3. Acts. vii. 2.

In his name. Deut. xxviii. 58. 1 Chron. xxix. 13. Neh. ix. 5.
In his work. Ps. cxi. 3. His work is honorable and glorious.

In deliverances of his people. Isa. Ixiii. 12, 14. He led his people

with his glorious arm.

In the overthrow of his enemies. Exod. xv. 1. He hath triumphed gloriously. Ps. Ixxvi. 4.

Ver. 6. Thy right hand is become glorious in power.

Ps. xlv. 3. Gird thy sword, O most Mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. Sce Isa. xxx. 30. and 2 Thess. i. 9.

XXXI. God is glorious in favours spiritual and temporal, conferred on his people, and in the advancement of religion among them. Num. xiv. 22. These men have seen my glory and my miracles.

Deut. v. 24. The Lord hath shewed us his glory and his greatness. Ps. Ixiii. 2. My soul thirsteth to see thy power and thy glory, as I have seen thee in thy sanctuary.

Ixxix. 9. Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy

name.

xc. 16. Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children.

cii. 16. When the Lord shall build up Jerusalem, he shall appear in his glory. Zech. ii. 5. I will be the glory in the midst of her. Isa. xxiv. 23 The Lord shall reign in Jerusalem gloriously.

xxxv. 2. They shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excellency of our God.

xl. 5. The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it. Ch. lix. 19.

xliii. 7. I have created him, for my glory.

Iviii. 8. The glory of the Lord shall be thy rear-ward.

Ix. 1. The glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

Ixii. 2. The Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory. Ch. lxvi. 18, 19.

Hab. ii. 14. The earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.

Luke ii. 14. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace and good-will to men.

2 Cor. iii. 4. God hath shined into our hearts, to give the light of knowledge of the glory of God, in the face of Jesus Christ.

Col. i. 11. Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power. Eph. iii. 16.

1 Pet. iv. 14. The Spirit of glory and of God, resteth upon you. See Isa. xxxiii. 21. xlvi. 13. Hag. ii. 7.

Hence the Gospel, is called the glorious Gospel. 1 Tim. i. 11.

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