that it requires of men that they should desire and seek God's glory
your spirit, which are his." Here it can't be pretended that though Christians are indeed required to make God's glory their end; yet it is but as a subordinate end, as subservient to their own happiness, as a higher end; for then in acting chiefly and ultimately for their own selves, they would use themselves more as their own, than as God's; which is directly contrary to the design of the Apostle's exhortation, and the argument he is upon; which is, that we should give ourselves, as it were, away from ourselves to God, and use ourselves as his and not our own, acting for his sake and not our own sakes. Thus it is evident by position nine that the glory of God is the last end for which he created the world.
4. There are some things in the Word of God that lead us to suppose that it requires of men that they should desire and seek God's glory as their highest and last end in what they do. As particularly the passage last mentioned [1 Cor. 6:19–20]. This appears from what has been just now observed upon it. The same may be argued from 1 Cor. 10:31, "Whether therefore ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God." And 1 Pet. 4:11, "That God in all things may be glorified," which was mentioned before. And it may be argued that Christ requires his followers should desire and seek God's glory in the first place, and above all things else, from that prayer which he gave his disciples as the pattern and rule for the direction of his followers in their prayers. The first petition of which is, "Hallowed be thy name," which in Scripture language is the same with, Glorified be thy name; as is manifest from Lev. 10:3, Ezek. 28:22 and many other places. Now our last and highest end is doubtless what should be first in our desires, and consequently first in our prayers: and therefore we may argue, that since Christ directs that God's glory should be first in our prayers, that therefore this is our last end. This is further confirmed by the conclusion of the Lord's prayer, "For thine is the kingdom, the power and glory," which, as it stands in connection