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The saints sacrifice
The saints sacrifice: or, a commentary on the CXVI. Psalm Which is, a gratulatory psalm, for deliverance from deadly distress. By William Gouge, D.D.The saints sacrifice: or, a commentarie on the CXVI. Psalme Which is, a gratulatory psalme, for deliverance from deadly distresse. By William Gouge, D.D.
London: printed by George Miller for Edward Brewster, 1632
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Section 79: §. 79. Of a third property of right thanksgiving, to render it to God.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
§. 79. Of a third property of right thanksgiving, to render it to God.
III. *True gratefulness hath especial relation to the Lord. A man that is well instructed in the right form and due manner of thanksgiving will especially return all thanks to God, whether it be for such benefits as come immediately from himself, as all those extraordinary benefits, whereof any that took due notice, might say, This is the finger of God, or, This is the Lords doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes. (For such as these, aMoses and the men of Israel, bMiriam and the women of Israel gave solemn thanks to God) or those ordinary benefits to the conferring whereof man addeth no help (as the shining of the Sun, the courses of the moon, the former and latter rain, the bounds set to the sea, the sweet springs and rivers of water passing through the earth, and many other such as are reckoned up in the 104 Psalm, for which praise is there ⟨p. 161⟩given to God) or for such benefits as are conferred upon us by the ministry of man. Thus Melchizedek blessed God for 4that victory which Abraham had gotten over his enemies: David blessed God for that counsel which wise Abigail 5gave him: and for those bountiful gifts which he, his Princes and people contributed towards the house of God: and