It is a base, poor thing for a man to seek himself; far below that
royal dignity that is here put upon Christians, and that priesthood
joined with it. Under the Law, those who were squint-eyed were
incapable of the priesthood: truly, this squinting toward our own
interest, the looking aside to that, in God's affairs especially, so
deforms the face of the soul, that it makes it altogether unworthy the
honour of this spiritual priesthood. Oh! this is a large task, an
infinite task. The several creatures bear their part in this; the sun
says somewhat, and moon and stars, yea, the lowest have some share in
it; the very plants and herbs of the field speak of God; and yet, the
very highest and best, yea all of them together, the whole concert of
Heaven and earth, cannot show forth all His praise to the full. No, it
is but a part, the smallest part of that glory, which they can reach.