The Glory of God

I came across this quote of John Calvin as he expounded the phrase “to the praise of his glory” in Ephesians 1:14 (in light of its similar mentioning in 1:6 and 1:12) - 

The frequent mention of the glory of God ought not to be regarded as redundant, for what is infinite cannot be too strongly expressed. This is particularly true in commendations of the Divine mercy, for which every godly person will always feel himself unable to find adequate language. He will be more ready to utter, than other men will be to hear, the expression of praise; for the eloquence both of men and angels, after being strained to the utmost, falls immeasurably below the vastness of this subject. We may likewise observe, that there is not a more effectual method of shutting the mouths of wicked men, than by shewing that our views tend to illustrate, and theirs to obscure, the glory of God.

Amen.

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