1. Give. Ascribe. Neither men nor angels can confer
anything upon Jehovah, but they should recognize his glory and might, and
ascribe it to him in their songs and in their hearts. Unto the Lord, and unto him alone, must honor
be given. Natural causes, as men call them, are God in action, and we must not
ascribe power to them, but to the infinite Invisible who is the true source of
all. O ye mighty. Great ones of the earth and of heaven, kings and
angels, join in rendering worship to the blessed and only Potentate; ye lords
among men need thus to be reminded, for ye often fail where humbler men are
ardent; but fail no longer, bow your heads at once, and loyally do homage to
the King of kings. Give unto the Lord glory and strength, both of which men are too apt to claim for themselves,
although they are the exclusive prerogatives of the self-existent God. Let
crowns and swords acknowledge their dependence on God.
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