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Matthew Henry’s Westminster Shorter Catechism Commentary on Question 101

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Ought we to desire the glory of God in the first place? Yes: that God in all things may be glorified,
1 Pet. 4:11
. Is God glorified when his name is glorified? Yes: They shall worship before thee, O Lord, and shall glorify thy name,
Ps. 86:9
. Is God’s name glorified when it is sanctified or hallowed? Yes: for he is glorious in holiness,
Ex. 15:11
. Ought we therefore to sanctify it? Yes: Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts,
1 Pet. 3:15
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Are we to pray that we ourselves may be enabled to glorify God? Yes: Open thou my lips and my mouth shall show forth thy praise,
Ps. 51:15
. And that we may live for that end? Yes: Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee,
Ps. 119:175
. And be delivered for that end? Yes: Bring my soul out of prison that I may praise thy name,
Ps. 142:7
. And are we to pray that others also may he enabled to glorify him? Yes: that they may glorify our Father which is in heaven,
Matt. 5:16
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Do we here pray for the propagating of the knowledge of God? Yes: That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations,
Ps. 67:2
. And for the conversion of souls to him? Yes: Let the people praise thee, 0 God, let all the people praise thee
Ps. 67:3
. And for the success of the gospel? Yes: that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified,
2 Thess. 3:1
. Do we pray for the fruitfulness of Christians? Yes: that they may be filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God,
Phil. 1:11
. And for the flourishing of the churches of Christ? Yes: that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified,
Isa. 61:3
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Do we pray that God would glorify himself? Yes: Father, glorify thy name,
John 12:28
. And are we sure he will do it? Yes: for there came a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and I will glorify it yet again,
John 12:28
. Do we pray that he would exalt his own name? Yes: Be thou exalted, O Lord, in thine own strength,
Ps. 21:13
. And are we sure he will do it? Yes: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth,
Ps. 46:10
. May we plead this with him? Yes: What wilt thou do to thy great name?
Josh. 7:9
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Do we pray that God would bring glory to himself out of all events? Yes: To thy name give glory,
Ps. 115:1
. Even out of those events that seem contrary? Yes: that the wrath of man may praise him,
Ps. 76:10
. Must we desire it concerning ourselves? Yes: that we may be unto him for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory,
Jer. 13:11
. And concerning all our affairs? Yes: That Christ may be magnified in my body both by life and death,
Phil. 1:20
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