A sermon preached before the queen the 22d of May, 1692 upon occasion of the late victory obtained by Their Majesties fleet over the French / by John Scott ...
IN the foregoing Verses the Psalmist (whether he were David or Asaph is uncertain) introduces God as delivering his own Sense concerning the Ritual and Ceremonial Religion of the Iews, upon which they so much valu'd themselves,
IN the foregoing Verses the Psalmist (whither he were David or Asaph is uncertain) introduces God as delivering his own Sense Concerning the Ritual and Ceremonial Religion of the Iews, upon which they so much valued themselves,
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or I have something of high Moment to speak to thee, I am God even thy God, that God who, under the Title of The Lord thy God, brought thee out of the Land of Egypt, and gave thee the Moral Law comprised in Ten Commandments.
or I have something of high Moment to speak to thee, I am God even thy God, that God who, under the Title of The Lord thy God, brought thee out of the Land of Egypt, and gave thee the Moral Law comprised in Ten commandments.
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as for those Sacrifices with which thou causest mine Altars continually to smoak, they are things with which (if I needed 'em) I could supply my self from the Herds of a Thousand Hills which thou knowest not,
as for those Sacrifices with which thou causest mine Altars continually to smoke, they Are things with which (if I needed they) I could supply my self from the Herds of a Thousand Hills which thou Knowest not,
And so he goes on to the Text, upbraiding 'em with laying the whole stress of their Religion upon their exact performance of the instituted Rites of it;
And so he Goes on to the Text, upbraiding they with laying the Whole stress of their Religion upon their exact performance of the instituted Rites of it;
If thou wilt bring me an acceptable Sacrifice indeed, in the first place, bring me a truly thankful Heart, that gratefully receives and acknowledges my Benefits;
If thou wilt bring me an acceptable Sacrifice indeed, in the First place, bring me a truly thankful Heart, that gratefully receives and acknowledges my Benefits;
I shall at present only treat of the first of these, Offer unto God thanksgiving, which, according to the Sense I have given of the Text and Coherence, is a Duty of far more value with God than any of the instituted Rituals of Religion,
I shall At present only Treat of the First of these, Offer unto God thanksgiving, which, according to the Sense I have given of the Text and Coherence, is a Duty of Far more valve with God than any of the instituted Rituals of Religion,
and consequently, to offer Thanksgiving to God, is freely, heartily, and chearfully, to acknowledge and recognize to him the manifold Favours and Benefits which with a most liberal Hand he bestows upon us from time to time.
and consequently, to offer Thanksgiving to God, is freely, heartily, and cheerfully, to acknowledge and recognise to him the manifold Favours and Benefits which with a most liberal Hand he bestows upon us from time to time.
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and tho when ever we enter into the recollection of 'em, we are like a man that is diving into the bottom of the Sea, over whose Head the water runs insensibly,
and though when ever we enter into the recollection of they, we Are like a man that is diving into the bottom of the Sea, over whose Head the water runs insensibly,
yet there are many and many of the Benefits of God which lie so open to our observation, being attended with such indearing and remarkable Circumstances,
yet there Are many and many of the Benefits of God which lie so open to our observation, being attended with such endearing and remarkable circumstances,
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And therefore in order to our being truly thankful to God, it is requisite that such as these should be drawn and imprinted upon our memories in strong and lively Colours, not to be worn or washed out by Time or Chance,
And Therefore in order to our being truly thankful to God, it is requisite that such as these should be drawn and imprinted upon our memories in strong and lively Colours, not to be worn or washed out by Time or Chance,
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and thereby to affect our own Hearts with a warm and vigorous Sense of the Divine Goodness, that inexhaustible Fountain whence every good we receive is derived.
and thereby to affect our own Hearts with a warm and vigorous Sense of the Divine goodness, that inexhaustible Fountain whence every good we receive is derived.
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And when with the close consideration of the Favors and Benefits of God we have chafed our own Souls into an affectionate feeling of his Goodness, we may then cry out with David, My heart is ready, O Lord my, heart is ready, I will sing and give praise.
And when with the close consideration of the Favors and Benefits of God we have chafed our own Souls into an affectionate feeling of his goodness, we may then cry out with David, My heart is ready, Oh Lord my, heart is ready, I will sing and give praise.
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but the Thanksgiving itself consists in an affectionate Acknowledgment to God, of the manifold Favours we have received at his hands, together with all those gracious Circumstances,
but the Thanksgiving itself consists in an affectionate Acknowledgment to God, of the manifold Favours we have received At his hands, together with all those gracious circumstances,
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But because usually when the Heart is full, the Mouth will overflow, therefore Thanksgiving in common Acceptation, signifies an oral and verbal Acknowledgment of Gods Favors, arising from an inward and affectionate Sense and Feeling of his Goodness towards us.
But Because usually when the Heart is full, the Mouth will overflow, Therefore Thanksgiving in Common Acceptation, signifies an oral and verbal Acknowledgment of God's Favors, arising from an inward and affectionate Sense and Feeling of his goodness towards us.
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And to crown all this, and render our Thanksgiving substantial and real, it must be accompanied with a hearty study and intention of Soul, to render unto God for his Favor, all possible Compensation;
And to crown all this, and render our Thanksgiving substantial and real, it must be accompanied with a hearty study and intention of Soul, to render unto God for his Favour, all possible Compensation;
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to gratifie him with our free and chearful Obedience, and more especially with our Charity and Beneficence, towards his poor and indigent Creatures, whose Wants are the Briefs by which God authorizes them to ask releif for his Sake,
to gratify him with our free and cheerful obedience, and more especially with our Charity and Beneficence, towards his poor and indigent Creatures, whose Wants Are the Briefs by which God authorizes them to ask relief for his Sake,
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and only flatters him with fained Lips, in hope thereby to obtain further Favors of him, without being at all influenced by an ingenuous Sense of his Goodness, to make him any returns for what he hath already received.
and only flatters him with feigned Lips, in hope thereby to obtain further Favors of him, without being At all influenced by an ingenuous Sense of his goodness, to make him any returns for what he hath already received.
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So that the full import of our Offering Thanksgiving to God, is to render him an affectionate Acknowledgment of his manifold Benefits, with an hearty intention to make him all the Compensation for them we are able, by our constant and chearful Obedience to his heavenly Will,
So that the full import of our Offering Thanksgiving to God, is to render him an affectionate Acknowledgment of his manifold Benefits, with an hearty intention to make him all the Compensation for them we Are able, by our constant and cheerful obedience to his heavenly Will,
then he proceeds, Because thy loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee, my soul shall be filled as with marrow and fatness, my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips.
then he proceeds, Because thy loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee, my soul shall be filled as with marrow and fatness, my Mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips.
Then he breaks forth into raptures of Thanksgiving, I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever, with my mouth will I make known his faithfulness to all generations;
Then he breaks forth into raptures of Thanksgiving, I will sing of the Mercies of the Lord for ever, with my Mouth will I make known his faithfulness to all generations;
What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits ? And upon this Enquiry resolves, I will take the cup of salvation and call upon the name of the Lord;
What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits? And upon this Enquiry resolves, I will take the cup of salvation and call upon the name of the Lord;
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but upon eternal and immutable Reasons, which no positive Will can ever cancel or repeal: and this I doubt not will appear upon the following Considerations.
but upon Eternal and immutable Reasons, which no positive Will can ever cancel or repeal: and this I doubt not will appear upon the following Considerations.
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First, The Justice and Equality of it. Secondly, The Pleasure and Delightfulness of it. Thirdly, The Obligations it lays upon God to continue and repeat his Favors.
First, The justice and Equality of it. Secondly, The Pleasure and Delightfulness of it. Thirdly, The Obligations it lays upon God to continue and repeat his Favors.
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and certainly the least he can claim is our Gratitude, from which we are so far from being released by the freeness of his Gifts, that we are the more strictly obliged by it.
and Certainly the least he can claim is our Gratitude, from which we Are so Far from being released by the freeness of his Gifts, that we Are the more strictly obliged by it.
For so Prayer awakens in us a sorrowful Sense of Wants and Imperfections, Confession excites in us sharp and dolorous Reflections upon our Guilts and Miscarriages;
For so Prayer awakens in us a sorrowful Sense of Wants and Imperfections, Confessi excites in us sharp and dolorous Reflections upon our Guilts and Miscarriages;
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And seeing our Thanksgiving lives upon Love and Beneficence, and is al1 along nourished and maintained by it, the greater the Love is upon which it feeds and the more the Beneficence, the richer its Fare is, and the nobler its Entertainment.
And seeing our Thanksgiving lives upon Love and Beneficence, and is al1 along nourished and maintained by it, the greater the Love is upon which it feeds and the more the Beneficence, the Richer its Fare is, and the Nobler its Entertainment.
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For what more delicious or comfortable thought can ever present itself to the mind of Man than this, that the great Lord of the World, the good, the wise and mighty King of Heaven and Earth, is our faithful, kind and munificent Friend;
For what more delicious or comfortable Thought can ever present itself to the mind of Man than this, that the great Lord of the World, the good, the wise and mighty King of Heaven and Earth, is our faithful, kind and munificent Friend;
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And whilst from a lively Sense of all these Wonders of his Love, we are offering up to him our Sacrifice of Thanksgiving, O with what Triumph and Exultation of Soul should we ascend in the flames of it!
And while from a lively Sense of all these Wonders of his Love, we Are offering up to him our Sacrifice of Thanksgiving, Oh with what Triumph and Exultation of Soul should we ascend in the flames of it!
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Had we this always present with us, we should feel so much Joy and Pleasure in Thanksgiving, that it would be our Heaven upon Earth, our Meat and Drink, our Business and Recreation, to breath up our Souls to God in Hymns of Praise,
Had we this always present with us, we should feel so much Joy and Pleasure in Thanksgiving, that it would be our Heaven upon Earth, our Meat and Drink, our Business and Recreation, to breath up our Souls to God in Hymns of Praise,
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and the Heaven for which we are designed, and that when we are arrived to that vigorous sense of the Divine Love that the blessed People of Heaven have attained, we shall need no other either Employment or Pleasure to render us for ever happy,
and the Heaven for which we Are designed, and that when we Are arrived to that vigorous sense of the Divine Love that the blessed People of Heaven have attained, we shall need no other either Employment or Pleasure to render us for ever happy,
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the vigorous Relish of whose unspeakable Goodness to us, will so inflame our Love and animate our Gratitude, that to eternal Ages we shall be never able to contain our selves from breaking forth into new Songs of Praise;
the vigorous Relish of whose unspeakable goodness to us, will so inflame our Love and animate our Gratitude, that to Eternal Ages we shall be never able to contain our selves from breaking forth into new Songs of Praise;
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But these are things too sublime for our short reach and cognisance, only at present let us but consult the Experience of devout and grateful Souls about them,
But these Are things too sublime for our short reach and cognisance, only At present let us but consult the Experience of devout and grateful Souls about them,
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and this will assure us, that there is nothing under Heaven so pleasant and delightsom as from a warm and vigorous sense of the Love of God, to breath up our Souls to him in Praise and Thanksgiving;
and this will assure us, that there is nothing under Heaven so pleasant and delightsome as from a warm and vigorous sense of the Love of God, to breath up our Souls to him in Praise and Thanksgiving;
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and had all the Pleasures of a fruitful Kingdom at his beck and command, yet doth upon his own Experience advise, Praise the Lord, for the Lord is Good;
and had all the Pleasures of a fruitful Kingdom At his beck and command, yet does upon his own Experience Advice, Praise the Lord, for the Lord is Good;
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this is such a Motive to the Practice of it, as carries with it an eternal Force and Obligation. III. Gratitude to God mightily obliges him to continue and repeat his Favors to us.
this is such a Motive to the Practice of it, as carries with it an Eternal Force and Obligation. III. Gratitude to God mightily obliges him to continue and repeat his Favors to us.
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For though God doth not covet our Thanksgivings for himself, or out of any prospect of Advantage they can bring him, he being so intirely happy in his own Perfections, that neither the Praises of Angels can add any thing to him,
For though God does not covet our Thanksgivings for himself, or out of any prospect of Advantage they can bring him, he being so entirely happy in his own Perfections, that neither the Praises of Angels can add any thing to him,
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For he being infinitely reasonable himself, and loving himself infinitely for being so, he cannot for his own sake but love what is fit and reasonable in others;
For he being infinitely reasonable himself, and loving himself infinitely for being so, he cannot for his own sake but love what is fit and reasonable in Others;
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for how can he be the worse for our Ingratitude to others? But the Ground of his Displeasure is, to see reasonable Beings so grosly swerve from the Canon of right Reason and Justice,
for how can he be the Worse for our Ingratitude to Others? But the Ground of his Displeasure is, to see reasonable Beings so grossly swerve from the Canon of right Reason and justice,
For by accustoming our selves to frequent Returns of Thanksgiving to God, we shall by degrees a thankful Frame and Disposition of Soul which (as I shall shew by and by) will both influence us in all other parts of our Duty with a mighty Chearfulness and Alacrity of Spirit,
For by accustoming our selves to frequent Returns of Thanksgiving to God, we shall by Degrees a thankful Frame and Disposition of Soul which (as I shall show by and by) will both influence us in all other parts of our Duty with a mighty Cheerfulness and Alacrity of Spirit,
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When therefore we receive the Benefits of God with a thankful Heart, he obtains both these Ends upon us, which must needs lay a strong Obligation upon him to continue and multiply them to us:
When Therefore we receive the Benefits of God with a thankful Heart, he obtains both these Ends upon us, which must needs lay a strong Obligation upon him to continue and multiply them to us:
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When he shall see that his Favors are not sown upon a barren Soil, but that they spring up in such Fruits as are most delightful to himself and most beneficial to us, what a powerful Motive must this be to ingage him to sow them more abundantly? There is nothing doth more oblige a generous Benefactor than to see a good Use made of his Benefits;
When he shall see that his Favors Are not sown upon a barren Soil, but that they spring up in such Fruits as Are most delightful to himself and most beneficial to us, what a powerful Motive must this be to engage him to sow them more abundantly? There is nothing does more oblige a generous Benefactor than to see a good Use made of his Benefits;
which will render him so far from repenting of his Favors, and resolving to withhold them for the future, that it will be a mighty Gratification to himself to repeat and increase them when ever any just Occasion requires it.
which will render him so Far from repenting of his Favors, and resolving to withhold them for the future, that it will be a mighty Gratification to himself to repeat and increase them when ever any just Occasion requires it.
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And therefore seeing God is the freest and most generous Benefactor in the World, we may depend upon it, that if we make that good Use of his Benefits for which he designed them;
And Therefore seeing God is the Freest and most generous Benefactor in the World, we may depend upon it, that if we make that good Use of his Benefits for which he designed them;
if we render him such grateful Returns for them as are truly delightful to him and advantageous to our selves, he will be so far from stinting his hand to us for the future, that he will rejoyce over us to do us good, and be as highly pleased to multiply his Benefits upon us,
if we render him such grateful Returns for them as Are truly delightful to him and advantageous to our selves, he will be so Far from stinting his hand to us for the future, that he will rejoice over us to do us good, and be as highly pleased to multiply his Benefits upon us,
Here they will grow with vast Increase and Improvement, whereas in ungrateful Minds, they will either be soon washed away in a stupid Oblivion of them,
Here they will grow with vast Increase and Improvement, whereas in ungrateful Minds, they will either be soon washed away in a stupid Oblivion of them,
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because hereby we answer the great Ends for which he showers his Benefits on us, and thereby lay a powerful Obligation upon him to continue and increase ' em.
Because hereby we answer the great Ends for which he showers his Benefits on us, and thereby lay a powerful Obligation upon him to continue and increase ' em.
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He therefore who by frequent Acts of Praise hath acquired a thankful frame and disposition of Soul, hath surmounted three parts in four of all the Fatigue of Religion:
He Therefore who by frequent Acts of Praise hath acquired a thankful frame and disposition of Soul, hath surmounted three parts in four of all the Fatigue of Religion:
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For what can be too hard for a Soul that is inspired with an active Sense of the Divine Goodness? This will convert the most painful Duties into the most delightful Recreations,
For what can be too hard for a Soul that is inspired with an active Sense of the Divine goodness? This will convert the most painful Duties into the most delightful Recreations,
How can I do too much, cries the grateful Soul, for so kind a God and so liberal a Benefactor? To his boundless Goodness I owe all that I am, all that I have,
How can I do too much, cries the grateful Soul, for so kind a God and so liberal a Benefactor? To his boundless goodness I owe all that I am, all that I have,
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And can I be so base as to reckon any thing too much in return for such astonishing Kindnesses? I can give him back nothing but what I have received of him;
And can I be so base as to reckon any thing too much in return for such astonishing Kindnesses? I can give him back nothing but what I have received of him;
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This is the constant Sense of a truly grateful Soul. And being under the Influence of such moving Oratory and Persuasion, with what Chearfulness and Alacrity must she run the ways of God's Commandments? How greedily must she catch at all Opportunities of serving him? And how readily close with every Intimation of his Will,
This is the constant Sense of a truly grateful Soul. And being under the Influence of such moving Oratory and Persuasion, with what Cheerfulness and Alacrity must she run the ways of God's commandments? How greedily must she catch At all Opportunities of serving him? And how readily close with every Intimation of his Will,
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how will such a Soul rejoyce that she hath an opportunity in her Hands to express, by the readiness of her Obedience, the grateful Sense she hath of that Goodness to which she is so infinitely obliged? Doubtless were our Hearts but touch'd with a quick Sense of the Goodness of God, this would carry us triumphantly thorough all the Difficulties of our Duty;
how will such a Soul rejoice that she hath an opportunity in her Hands to express, by the readiness of her obedience, the grateful Sense she hath of that goodness to which she is so infinitely obliged? Doubtless were our Hearts but touched with a quick Sense of the goodness of God, this would carry us triumphantly through all the Difficulties of our Duty;
Seeing therefore that Thanksgiving is so great a furtherance to us in the course of our Duty, to be sure if we owe any thing to God, we must owe this to him by an eternal Obligation.
Seeing Therefore that Thanksgiving is so great a furtherance to us in the course of our Duty, to be sure if we owe any thing to God, we must owe this to him by an Eternal Obligation.
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but the commonness of it takes off our heedless Minds from attending to it, and weighing it in the Balance of a just Valuation, by reason of which it grows Cheap in our esteem,
but the commonness of it Takes off our heedless Minds from attending to it, and weighing it in the Balance of a just Valuation, by reason of which it grows Cheap in our esteem,
But if after a long Blindness our Sight should be instantly restored to us, or we should of a sudden be snatcht up into the Light after a tedious Confinement to some dismal Dungeon, O with what Rapture should we salute the Day, what Hymns should we sing to the joyful Light? with what chearful Thoughts would it inspire our Breasts,
But if After a long Blindness our Sighed should be instantly restored to us, or we should of a sudden be snatched up into the Light After a tedious Confinement to Some dismal Dungeon, Oh with what Rapture should we salute the Day, what Hymns should we sing to the joyful Light? with what cheerful Thoughts would it inspire our Breasts,
and with what unspeakable Joy should we survey that glorious Scene of things which it opens and discloses? and yet the benefit of Light is the same to all that enjoy it;
and with what unspeakable Joy should we survey that glorious Scene of things which it Opens and discloses? and yet the benefit of Light is the same to all that enjoy it;
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and consider them in all their endearing Circumstances, and take into its account their most minute Appendages, to inhanse its own value and esteem of them.
and Consider them in all their endearing circumstances, and take into its account their most minute Appendages, to enhance its own valve and esteem of them.
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And seeing it is our esteem of Benefits that raises or sinks our Enjoyment of them, to be sure the higher we esteem the Benefits of God, the more we must enjoy them.
And seeing it is our esteem of Benefits that raises or sinks our Enjoyment of them, to be sure the higher we esteem the Benefits of God, the more we must enjoy them.
those who are truly thankful feed upon every Blessing with Joy and Content, and like the industrious Bees, having sucked out all the Sweetness of the Flowers they live upon, go singing home with it to their Hives.
those who Are truly thankful feed upon every Blessing with Joy and Content, and like the Industria Bees, having sucked out all the Sweetness of the Flowers they live upon, go singing home with it to their Hives.
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And I make no doubt but he who hath a grateful Sense and a just Esteem of the Goodness of God to him, enjoys with far more Comfort even a Cup of fair Water and a Brown Morsel,
And I make no doubt but he who hath a grateful Sense and a just Esteem of the goodness of God to him, enjoys with Far more Comfort even a Cup of fair Water and a Brown Morsel,
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for besides that, the very Sense and Consciousness of the thankful Returns we have made him will encourage us to hope, that that God who hath found us grateful for what we have received, will account himself obliged in Generosity,
for beside that, the very Sense and Consciousness of the thankful Returns we have made him will encourage us to hope, that that God who hath found us grateful for what we have received, will account himself obliged in Generosity,
and which our own grateful Sense of them, will be sure to ingrave upon our Minds in the most durable Characters, will prove a constant fund of happy Experience for our Hope to live upon for the future;
and which our own grateful Sense of them, will be sure to engrave upon our Minds in the most durable Characters, will prove a constant fund of happy Experience for our Hope to live upon for the future;
or are ready to despond of deliverance from any imminent Evil, the grateful Remembrance we retain of past Instances of Gods Kindness to us, will be a mighty Incouragement to our Faith and Hope securely to depend upon him for the future.
or Are ready to despond of deliverance from any imminent Evil, the grateful Remembrance we retain of past Instances of God's Kindness to us, will be a mighty Encouragement to our Faith and Hope securely to depend upon him for the future.
The Lord that delivered me, saith David, out of the paw of the lion and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistian.
The Lord that Delivered me, Says David, out of the paw of the Lion and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistian.
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as he who makes constant returns of Praise and Thanksgiving for it, such a Man, merely to improve his Gratitude, will make it his Business curiously to animadvert upon every Instance of the Divine Goodness,
as he who makes constant returns of Praise and Thanksgiving for it, such a Man, merely to improve his Gratitude, will make it his Business curiously to animadvert upon every Instance of the Divine goodness,
And seeing Experience is nothing but the Observation of things treasured up in the Memory, he who best remembers the manifold Expressions of Gods Goodness to him,
And seeing Experience is nothing but the Observation of things treasured up in the Memory, he who best remembers the manifold Expressions of God's goodness to him,
and kind, I reckon I may rely upon him with almost the same Security as I can rely upon my self and when in innumerable Instances I have always found God my Friend, my generous, kind and faithful Friend,
and kind, I reckon I may rely upon him with almost the same Security as I can rely upon my self and when in innumerable Instances I have always found God my Friend, my generous, kind and faithful Friend,
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so that if it be eternally reasonable that we should securely rely upon God, by whose Power and Goodness we are supported in Being every moment of our Existence;
so that if it be eternally reasonable that we should securely rely upon God, by whose Power and goodness we Are supported in Being every moment of our Existence;
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their Naval Force in which they so much gloried, and upon which their whole Success depended, being, by the miraculous Blessing of God upon the good Conduct and Bravery of ours, scattered and broken in a few Hours,
their Naval Force in which they so much gloried, and upon which their Whole Success depended, being, by the miraculous Blessing of God upon the good Conduct and Bravery of ours, scattered and broken in a few Hours,
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which considering our Circumstances, who have no other Trench but the Ocean, no other Wall but our Navy round about us, is certainly one of the most remarkable Instances of God's watchful Providence over us for good, that even our own Hearts could have wished for:
which considering our circumstances, who have no other Trench but the Ocean, no other Wall but our Navy round about us, is Certainly one of the most remarkable Instances of God's watchful Providence over us for good, that even our own Hearts could have wished for:
for how much the good Providence of God hath concerned it self in this whole Affair, is so remarkably evident, that we cannot but discern it unless we wilfully shut our own Eyes.
for how much the good Providence of God hath concerned it self in this Whole Affair, is so remarkably evident, that we cannot but discern it unless we wilfully shut our own Eyes.
and all detained from joyning with the other part of it, which by contrary Winds was also detained from Ingaging us, till such time as our whole Force was united,
and all detained from joining with the other part of it, which by contrary Winds was also detained from Engaging us, till such time as our Whole Force was united,
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To all which is to be added, another most considerable Instances of Gods good Providence towards us, viz. that a wary Enemy, who always acts with the greatest Caution and most sagacious Foresight,
To all which is to be added, Another most considerable Instances of God's good Providence towards us, viz. that a wary Enemy, who always acts with the greatest Caution and most sagacious Foresight,
and who never yet fought without some considerable Advantage, should be so stupendiously infatuated as to give us close Battle with a Strength so much inferiour to ours These are all the Lords doings, and they ought to be marvellous in our Eyes ;
and who never yet fought without Some considerable Advantage, should be so stupendously infatuated as to give us close Battle with a Strength so much inferior to ours These Are all the lords doings, and they ought to be marvellous in our Eyes;
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to excite our Gratitude and unite our Hearts and Lips in Songs of Praise and Thanksgiving to him, that hereby we may ingage our Merciful God still to rejoice over us to do us good, and continue to bless their Majesties Arms with Glory and Success.
to excite our Gratitude and unite our Hearts and Lips in Songs of Praise and Thanksgiving to him, that hereby we may engage our Merciful God still to rejoice over us to do us good, and continue to bless their Majesties Arms with Glory and Success.
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and length, and depth, to turn them up and down upon our Thoughts and survey them in all their Parts and Proportions, till by a thorough view and consideration of their indearing Features and Lineaments our Hearts grow warm with a grateful Sense of 'em,
and length, and depth, to turn them up and down upon our Thoughts and survey them in all their Parts and Proportions, till by a thorough view and consideration of their endearing Features and Lineaments our Hearts grow warm with a grateful Sense of they,
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by the constant Practice of which we shall by degrees acquire a thankful frame and disposition of Soul. And as we grow on and improve in this heavenly Virtue, we shall feel so much Life and Spirit and Sweetness in it, that we shall need no other Motive than that to oblige us to the Practice of it,
by the constant Practice of which we shall by Degrees acquire a thankful frame and disposition of Soul. And as we grow on and improve in this heavenly Virtue, we shall feel so much Life and Spirit and Sweetness in it, that we shall need no other Motive than that to oblige us to the Practice of it,
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and to Meditate on his Goodness, to admire his Excellencies, and to celebrate his Praises, is Heaven itself, the Life of Angels, the Quintessence of all Joy,
and to Meditate on his goodness, to admire his Excellencies, and to celebrate his Praises, is Heaven itself, the Life of Angels, the Quintessence of all Joy,
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Wherefore to assist your Endeavours, and carry on your Minds to this great and blessed Work, I shall briefly propose to your Meditations a few grateful Considerations concerning the Divine Benefits, and so conclude.
Wherefore to assist your Endeavours, and carry on your Minds to this great and blessed Work, I shall briefly propose to your Meditations a few grateful Considerations Concerning the Divine Benefits, and so conclude.
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First, Consider the vast extent of God's Benefits, as to the Number of ' em. Secondly, Their stupendious Greatness as, to the Degree and Value of ' em.
First, Consider the vast extent of God's Benefits, as to the Number of ' em. Secondly, Their stupendious Greatness as, to the Degree and Valve of ' em.
First, Consider the vast extent of God's Benefits towards us, as to the Number of 'em, which is so vastly great that we can no more count 'em than we can the Motes in the Air or the Sands on the Seashoar:
First, Consider the vast extent of God's Benefits towards us, as to the Number of they, which is so vastly great that we can no more count they than we can the Motes in the Air or the Sands on the Seashoar:
that we have Life and Motion, Health and Vigour, Sense and Perception, Reason and Understanding to guide and govern 'em, is wholly to be ascribed to his Goodness, which penetrates to the very Root and Center of our Beings.
that we have Life and Motion, Health and Vigour, Sense and Perception, Reason and Understanding to guide and govern they, is wholly to be ascribed to his goodness, which penetrates to the very Root and Centre of our Beings.
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which daily encompasses us round about like many Fortunate Islands with an Ocean of Blessings, the single drops whereof (tho we are every moment of our Lives sensibly refreshed with one or other of 'em) we can no more recount than the endless Moments of Eternity.
which daily encompasses us round about like many Fortunate Islands with an Ocean of Blessings, the single drops whereof (though we Are every moment of our Lives sensibly refreshed with one or other of they) we can no more recount than the endless Moments of Eternity.
But if to these numberless Benefits of God which we every day taste, and do sensibly relish and enjoy, we add that numberless more of which we are not sensible,
But if to these numberless Benefits of God which we every day taste, and do sensibly relish and enjoy, we add that numberless more of which we Are not sensible,
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There are indeed various Degrees of Worth in the Benefits of God, but the cheapest of 'em are those which the Divine Goodness hath prepared to serve our present Necessities, Conveniencies, and Pleasures;
There Are indeed various Degrees of Worth in the Benefits of God, but the cheapest of they Are those which the Divine goodness hath prepared to serve our present Necessities, Conveniences, and Pleasures;
and yet a great part of these are of such an intrinsick Worth, that if the plenty and commonness of 'em did not depress their value, we should esteem 'em inestimable Treasures.
and yet a great part of these Are of such an intrinsic Worth, that if the plenty and commonness of they did not depress their valve, we should esteem they inestimable Treasures.
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How comfortable is the appearance of Day after the long Nights under the Northern Pole? What precious Things are a Cup of fair Water or a Morsel of brown Bread to such as are pinched with Hunger or parched with Drought? And did we but value the smallest Benefits of God,
How comfortable is the appearance of Day After the long Nights under the Northern Pole? What precious Things Are a Cup of fair Water or a Morsel of brown Bred to such as Are pinched with Hunger or parched with Drought? And did we but valve the Smallest Benefits of God,
while we enjoy 'em, but according to the prices we our selves set upon 'em when we want 'em, it is to be fear'd we should esteem 'em higher than we do now the greatest.
while we enjoy they, but according to the Princes we our selves Set upon they when we want they, it is to be feared we should esteem they higher than we do now the greatest.
Joys which the holy Angels, yea, which God him self lives upon? What lesser Goodness could send down the Son of God to us from the Bosom of his Father to assume our Nature,
Joys which the holy Angels, yea, which God him self lives upon? What lesser goodness could send down the Son of God to us from the Bosom of his Father to assume our Nature,
and to render us fit for the glorious Inheritance of the Saints in Light? In a word, what less than an infinite Goodness could thus industriously employ the whole Sacred Trinity in contriving, preparing,
and to render us fit for the glorious Inheritance of the Saints in Light? In a word, what less than an infinite goodness could thus industriously employ the Whole Sacred Trinity in contriving, preparing,
and accomplishing our everlasting Happiness, by such amazing, such refined and expressive Methods of Mercy? For verily when I set my self to consider the mighty Things which God hath done to make us happy, I seem to be looking down from some stupendious Precipice, whose heighth fills me with a sacred horror, that turns my Head, confounds my Understanding,
and accomplishing our everlasting Happiness, by such amazing, such refined and expressive Methods of Mercy? For verily when I Set my self to Consider the mighty Things which God hath done to make us happy, I seem to be looking down from Some stupendious Precipice, whose height fills me with a sacred horror, that turns my Head, confounds my Understanding,
or the Son of man that thou visitest him with such astonishing favour? And sometimes with S. Paul with a little more variation, O the depth of the riches, of the goodness and bounty of God! how unsearchable are his designs of mercy,
or the Son of man that thou visitest him with such astonishing favour? And sometime with S. Paul with a little more variation, Oh the depth of the riches, of the Goodness and bounty of God! how unsearchable Are his designs of mercy,
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but that they many times intermingle 'em even with their purest Intentions, and even whilst they act upon those Religious Principles, it is all along in prospect of their own everlasting Happiness.
but that they many times intermingle they even with their Purest Intentions, and even while they act upon those Religious Principles, it is all along in prospect of their own everlasting Happiness.
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Thus we poor Creatures even in our most pious and generous Beneficences are by the sense of our own Want and Indigency continually biassed towards our own Interest either temporal or eternal or both.
Thus we poor Creatures even in our most pious and generous Beneficences Are by the sense of our own Want and Indigency continually biased towards our own Interest either temporal or Eternal or both.
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but being absolute Master of his own Actions, and sole Counsellour and Lawgiver to himself; being the most perfectly independent and all sufficient Source of his own Happiness;
but being absolute Master of his own Actions, and sole Counselor and Lawgiver to himself; being the most perfectly independent and all sufficient Source of his own Happiness;
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beyond which he cannot so much as desire, or expect, or hope, being infallibly secure, that nothing which either we or any other Creature can do either for or against him can either add to or subtract from his essential Glory and Beatitude;
beyond which he cannot so much as desire, or expect, or hope, being infallibly secure, that nothing which either we or any other Creature can do either for or against him can either add to or subtract from his essential Glory and Beatitude;
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O the boundless Freedom of the Goodness of God towards us, that without any other aim but to do us good, lets forth itself in such plentiful Effusions.
O the boundless Freedom of the goodness of God towards us, that without any other aim but to do us good, lets forth itself in such plentiful Effusions.
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Fourthly, Consider the great Immerit and Undeservedness of Gods Benefits on our parts, considering the number and greatness of Gods Mercies and Favors to us.
Fourthly, Consider the great Immerit and Undeservedness of God's Benefits on our parts, considering the number and greatness of God's mercies and Favors to us.
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and our Carriage towards him hath been so froward and perverse under the most indearing expressions of his Goodness, that were he not as infinite in Patience as he is in Justice and Power, we had long since provoked him to extirpate the whole Race of us from the Face of the Earth,
and our Carriage towards him hath been so froward and perverse under the most endearing expressions of his goodness, that were he not as infinite in Patience as he is in justice and Power, we had long since provoked him to extirpate the Whole Raze of us from the Face of the Earth,
yet how few are there that employ 'em to those good Ends and Purposes for which he designs and bestows ' em? How little good do we with 'em to others,
yet how few Are there that employ they to those good Ends and Purposes for which he designs and bestows ' em? How little good doe we with they to Others,
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And how little the better are we for 'em our selves? How cold and indifferent are we upon the Receipt of ' em? How slothful in the Improvement of ' em? How selfish in the Use and Enjoyment of ' em? And what lame and wretched returns do we commonly make of ' em? And yet for all this, O wonder of Goodness!
And how little the better Are we for they our selves? How cold and indifferent Are we upon the Receipt of ' em? How slothful in the Improvement of ' em? How selfish in the Use and Enjoyment of ' em? And what lame and wretched returns do we commonly make of ' em? And yet for all this, Oh wonder of goodness!
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that we should sue to thee indeed, who have injured and affronted thee beyond the Patience of any but a God to endure, is doubtless the most just and reasonable Thing in the World:
that we should sue to thee indeed, who have injured and affronted thee beyond the Patience of any but a God to endure, is doubtless the most just and reasonable Thing in the World:
But that thou shouldest sue to us who never didst any thing but Goodness to us, who hast obliged us beyond all our Capacities of repaying thee, who hast been kind to us even to Wonder and Astonishment:
But that thou Shouldst sue to us who never didst any thing but goodness to us, who hast obliged us beyond all our Capacities of repaying thee, who hast been kind to us even to Wonder and Astonishment:
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and we not demonstrably know the contrary, that God hath as much need of us as we have of his Favours, did that it is as much for his good that we should thankfully receive 'em,
and we not demonstrably know the contrary, that God hath as much need of us as we have of his Favours, did that it is as much for his good that we should thankfully receive they,
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But after all this, we do most certainly know, if we know any thing of the Nature of God, that it can be nothing but pure Goodness and Generosity of Nature that obliges and determins him to these amazing Condescensions.
But After all this, we do most Certainly know, if we know any thing of the Nature of God, that it can be nothing but pure goodness and Generosity of Nature that obliges and determins him to these amazing Condescensions.
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if we have any spark either of Modesty, Ingenuity, or even Humanity remaining in us, to determin us to follow the excellent Advice of the Psalmist in the Text, Offer unto God thanksgiving, and pay thy vows unto the most high.
if we have any spark either of Modesty, Ingenuity, or even Humanity remaining in us, to determine us to follow the excellent advice of the Psalmist in the Text, Offer unto God thanksgiving, and pay thy vows unto the most high.
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Now to God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost, be all Honour and Glory, Majesty and Dominion, from this time forth and for evermore. Amen. FINIS.
Now to God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost, be all Honour and Glory, Majesty and Dominion, from this time forth and for evermore. Amen. FINIS.
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