I. True gratitude to God is to be testified by performing due worship to him. As this is implied under offering of sacrifices, (whereby the Jews were wont to testify their gratefulness when they had more then ordinary occasion to do so) so is it in other places more plainly and expressly set down: as where the Psalmist saith, bI will come into thine house in the multitude of thy mercies, and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. cI will sing praise unto thee: I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy loving kindness. As he promiseth for himself, so he stirreth up others after the same manner to testify their gratitude, saying, dGive unto the Lord the glory due unto his name: worship the Lord. Where Jacob in his vow of thanksgiving useth this phrase, eThis stone shall be Gods house, what else doth he mean, but that that place should be consecrated to duties of piety, for worshipping of God. Thus Abraham's servant in testimony of his thankfulness to God for the good success which he gave him, fWorshipped the Lord: so did the gIsraelites after Moses had brought them news of their deliverance from Egypt. So hJoshua, iGideon, kJehoshaphat with his people, lHezekiah with his also, and many others. Yea the mcelestial spirits do use in praising God to worship him.
I. TRue gratitude to God is to be testified by performing due worship to him. As this is implied under offering of sacrifices, (whereby the Iewes were wont to testifie their gratefulnesse when they had more then ordinary occasion to do so) so is it in other places more plainely and expresly set downe: as where the Psalmist saith, bI will come into thine house in the multitude of thy mercies, and in thy feare will I worship toward thy holy temple. cI will sing praise unto thee: I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy loving kindnesse. As he promiseth for himselfe, so he stirreth up others after the same manner to testifie their gratitude, saying, dGive unto the Lord the glory due unto his name: worship the Lord. Where Iacob in his vow of thanksgiving useth this phrase, eThis stone shalbe Gods house, what els doth he meane, but that that place should be consecrated to duties of piety, for worshipping of God. Thus Abrahams servant in testimony of his thankfulnesse to God for the good successe which hee gave him, fWorshipped the Lord: so did the gIsraelites after Moses had brought them newes of their deliverance from Egypt. So hIoshua, iGedeon, kIehosaphat with his people, lHezekiah with his also, and many others. Yea the mcelestiall spirits do use in praising God to worship him.
- bPsal. 5. 7.
- c—138. 1, 2.
- d—29 2.—95. 2, 6.—96. 8, 9.
- eGen. 28. 22. Locus dignus qui consecratur precibus sundendis Deo. Trem. & Jun in ScholijsGen. 28. 22. Locus dignus qui consecratur precibus sundendis Deo. Trem. & Iun in Scholijs
- fGen 24. 26.
- gExod. 4 •1.—12▪ 27.
- hJos. 5. 14.Ios. 5. 14.
- iJud. 7. 1•.Iud. 7. 1•.
- k2 Chr. 20. 18
- l—29. 29.
- mRev 4. 10.—5. 14.—7. 11.—11. 16.—19 4▪
