For I am God, and not man; the Holy One Hos. xi in the midst of thee. I am the Lord, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King. So will I make My holy name known in the Holy and reverend is His name. 9. Isai. xliii. 15 Ezek. xxxix.7 Ps. cxi. 9. Ps. xxxvi. 6. He has no equal. He dwells in a holy place. His holiness acknow ledged by Angels. Confessed by men. God is holy in all His works. Thy right hand is full of righteousness. Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and Thy law is the truth. Ps. xlviii. 10. cxix. 142. There is none holy as the Lord: for there 1 Sam. is none beside Thee. Glorious in holiness. ii. 2. Ex. xv. Il. Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, Hab. and canst not look on iniquity. i. 13. Job Behold, He putteth no trust in His saints: yea, the heavens are not clean in His sight. xv. 15. And His angels He charged with folly. iv. 18. Is. For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I lvii. 15. dwell in the high and holy place. Be silent, O all flesh, before the Lord: for Zech. ii. 13. 3. And one cried unto another, and said, Is. vi. Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of His glory. 8. And they rest not day and night, saying, Rev. iv. Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. Ps. To shew that the Lord is upright: He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in xcii. 15. Him. 4. Who shall not fear Thee, O Lord, and Rev. xv glorify Thy name? for Thou only art holy : for all nations shall come and worship before Thee: for Thy judgments are made manifest. The Lord is righteous in all His ways, and holy in all His works God hath spoken in His holiness. For the word of the Lord is right and all Ps. cxlv. 17 Ps. lx. 6. Ps. xxxiii. 4 THE HOLINESS OF GOD. 177 10. The Lord hath made bare His holy arm in Is. lii. the eyes of all the nations: and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God. But ye have an unction from the Holy 1 John One, and ye know all things. ii. 20. 4, 5. Thou art not a God that hath pleasure in Ps. v. wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with Thee. The foolish shall not stand in Thy sight Thou hatest all workers of iniquity. Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished. God is angry with the wicked every day. Prov. xi. 21. Ps. vii. 11. For the righteous Lord loveth righteous- Ps. xi. ness; His countenance doth behold the proval of upright. piety. God's holiness to be adored. 7. 20. They that are of a froward heart are Prov.xi abomination to the Lord: but such as are upright in their way are His delight. Thou, most upright, dost weigh the path Is. xxvi of the just. And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: He shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in Him. SING. CHANT: Anthem or Hymn. Minister. 7. Ps. xxxvii. 40. God that is holy shall be sanctified in right- Is v. 16 eousness. Glory ye in His holy name. 1 Cor. xvi. 10. And give thanks at the remembrance of Ps. xxx Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at 4. Ps. xcix 9. Is. xli. 16. We must be made like God in holiness. Is. Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of the midst of thee. O sing unto the Lord a new song; for He hath done marvellous things: His right hand, and His holy arm, hath gotten Him the victory. Ps. xcviii. 1. Lev. Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye xix. 2. shall be holy for I the Lord your God am holy. : Ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy. Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. But as He which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord. Lev. xi. 44. Matt. v 48. Pet. i. 15, 16. Heb. xii. 14. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they Matt. v shall see God. MINISTER AND CONGREGATION. STANDING OR KNEELING. DEVOUT ASPIRATIONS. 8. Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Luke xi. 2. Thou art holy, O Thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. Ps. xxii. 3. Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of Thy holiness, and of Thy glory. Is. lxiii. 15. Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh Thine house, O Lord, for ever, Ps. xciii. 5. With the merciful Thou wilt shew Thyself merciful, and with the upright man Thou wilt shew Thyself upright. With the pure Thou wilt shew Thyself pure. 2 Sam. xxii. 26, 27. THE HOLINESS OF GOD. 179 Behold, Thou desirest truth in the inward parts and in the hidden part Thou shalt make me to know wisdom. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Ps. li. 6, 7, 10. Holy Father, keep through Thine own name those whom Thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are one. Sanctify them through Thy truth: Thy word is truth. John xvii. 11, 17. I will also praise Thee with the psaltery, even Thy truth, O my God: unto Thee will I sing with the harp, O Thou Holy One of Israel. Ps. lxxi. 22. My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh bless His holy name for ever and ever. Ps. cxlv. 21. THE LORD'S PRAYER. Matt. vi., 9-13.-Our Father. Minister. DOXOLOGY. Heb. xiii. 20, 21. Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, Make you perfect in every good work to do His will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. CONGREGATION. Amen. SING HYMN. SCRIPTURE LESSON. EXTEMPORANEOUS PRAYER. Sing Hymn. Sing Hymn. Concluding Prayer. Benediction. |