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                        on God's Holiness
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                        by Edward Reynolds


        "God had revealed His holiness to Israel; and He wished
        them to consider it the `beauty' of His nature.  If we 
        take a portrait of a man, we try to represent his face,
        not his hand, nor his back, nor his foot; we try to 
        delineate his beauty, to refresh our minds with that 
        which is most memorable and distinguishing in his exter-
        ior semblance; so while the hand and finger of God [Ex.
        31:18] denote His power and skill, and His throne [Ps.
        45:6] is is used for majesty and dominion, He considers
        His holiness as the true lustre of His character, as 
        that by which He will be best known."

                from `The Golden Treasury of Puritan Quotations',
                   1975 by Moody Press.  I.D.E. Thomas, compiler.
                

        Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; and give thanks at the 
        rememberance of His holiness.
                                        - Psalm 97:12   

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