Men, also, when they come into the presence of God, should know their distance; yea, and
shew that they know it too, by such gestures, and carriages, and behaviour, that are seemly.

A remarkable saying is that of Solomon, “Keep thy foot,” saith he, “when thou goest into
the house of God, and be more ready to hear than to give the sacrifice of fools; for they
consider not that they do evil.” And as they should keep their foot, so also he adds, “Be not
rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God; for God
is in heaven, and thou upon earth, therefore let thy words be few;” Eccles. 5 v. 1, 2.

Three things the Holy Ghost exhorteth to in this text.
The one is, That we look to our feet, and not be forward to crowd into God’s presence.
Another is, That we should also look well to our tongues, that they be not rash in uttering
any thing before God.
And the third is, Because of the infinite distance that is betwixt God and us, which is
intimated by these words, “For God is in heaven, and thou upon earth.”