[Holiness] is the divine beauty which chiefly engages the attention, admiration, and praise of the bright and burning seraphim: “One cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts, the whole earth is full of his glory” (Isaiah 6:3). And, “They rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come” (Revelation 4:8). … And the Scriptures represent the saints on earth as adoring God primarily on this account, and admiring and extolling all God’s attributes, either as deriving loveliness from his holiness, or as being a part of it. Thus when they praise God for his power, his holiness is the beauty that engages them (Psalm 98:1). So when they praise him for his justice and terrible majesty (Psalm 99:2-3, 5, 8-9). So when they praise God for his mercy and faithfulness (Psalm 97:11-12).
A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections, 105–106.
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