IV.]  IN    THE    NAME    OF    THE    TRINITY.  93

might  have  the  communion  of  the  Holy  Ghost ;  that
is,  all  the  gifts,  graces,  and  comforts,  which  he  could
communicate  unto  them  both  from  the  Father  and  the
Son :  or,  in  short,  that  they  might  have  all  things,  that
God  the  Son,  or  God  the  Father,  or  God  the  Holy
Ghost,  could  do  for  them,  according  to  their  several
ways  of  working  in  the  world ;  that  is,  all  things  that
could  any  way  contribute  to  make  them  completely
happy.  All  which  David  also,  or  the  Church  by  him,
prays  for  in  the  same  method  and  order,  saying,  "  God,"
D'n^tf  "  be  merciful  unto  us,  and  bless  us,  arid  cause
his  face  to  shine  upon  us  V

Now  from  hence  we  may  learn  how  necessary  it  is
to  believe  in  the  most  blessed  Trinity,  the  Father,  the
Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  three  Persons,  one  God ;
seeing  they  all  are  pleased  to  concern  themselves  so
much  about  us,  and  our  happiness  depends  upon  them
all.  Hence  we  rnay  learn  to  confide  and  trust  in  all
and  every  one  of  these  divine  Persons  for  all  things
relating  to  our  happiness  and  salvation.  Hence  we
may  learn  what  infinite  cause  we  have  to  praise  and
adore  God  for  his  infinite  goodness  to  us  poor  mortals
upon  earth,  and  to  sing  with  the  choir  of  heaven,
"  Holy,  holy,  holy,  is  the  Lord  of  hosts  :  the  whole  earth
is  full  of  his  glory 3."

Hence  we  may  learn  how  much  we  are  obliged  to
serve,  and  love,  and  please  God  the  Father,  God  the
Son,  and  God  the  Holy  Ghost,  who  is  thus  infinitely
gracious,  and  loving,  and  bountiful  unto  us.  Hence
we  may  learn  what  great  reason  our  Church  hath  to
appoint,  that  at  the  end  of  every  Psalm,  as  well  as  upon
other  occasions,  we  should  say,  or  sing,  "  Glory  be  to
the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the  Holy  Ghost."
Hence,  lastly,  we  may  learn,  wherefore  our  Church
concludes  her  daily  prayers,  as  the  apostle  doth  this
epistle,  with  the  words  of  my  text, — even  because  they
contain  in  short  all  that  we  can  pray  for,  and  are  in
effect  the  same,  the  form  which  God  himself  prescribed,

2  Ps.  Ixvii.  1.  3  Isa.  vi.  3.
