vi. 2. _Above it stood the seraphim, &c._
The seraphim afford us a model for imitation. Our Lord has animated
us in our Christian course by promising that, if we are faithful, we
shall be made like the angels in heaven; but if we would hereafter
resemble them in glory, we must first resemble them here in temper.
Let us, therefore, prepare in time to join the concert of these holy
intelligences. +I. They burn with love to God.+ The honourable name
they bear is derived from a word signifying to burn, and denotes the
fervour of that zeal for the interests of their Lord by which they
are animated. +II.+ Notwithstanding their vast endowments, +they bend
with reverence and humility before the throne of the Lord. III. They
fly with rapidity to execute His commands.+--_Henry Kollock, D.D.:
Sermons,_ pp. 585, 586.