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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
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1Gratefulness, and all equity requireth that they who taste of the sweetness of Gods kindness and goodness, should so walk before God, as to seek in all things to please him. Kindness requireth kindness: goodness, goodness: especially such kindness and goodness as the Lord showeth and doth. But all the kindness and goodness that we possibly can show, or do to God, is to please him. Gods good pleasure is the ground of all our hope: the spring from whence do slow all the good things which in any kind we have or can expect. Thereby God manifesteth his mind and respect toward us. Our care to please him is the best evidence that we can give of our good mind and respect to God. We can really give nothing to him: wherefore the more and greater good things we receive from God, the more careful we ought to be to please him.
1Gratefulnesse, and all equity requireth that they who taste of the sweetnesse of Gods kindnesse and goodnesse, should so walke before God, as to seeke in all things to please him. Kindnesse requireth kindnesse: goodnesse, goodnesse: especially such kindnesse and goodnesse as the Lord sheweth and doth. But all the kindnesse and goodnesse that we possibly can shew, or doe to God, is to please him. Gods good pleasure is the ground of all our hope: the spring from whence do slow all the good things which in any kind we have or can expect. Thereby God manifesteth his mind and respect toward us. Our care to please him is the best evidence that we can give of our good mind and respect to God. We can really give nothing to him: wherefore the more and greater good things we receive from God, the more carefull we ought to be to please him.
- 1Tanto amplius timere Deum, & magis solicitus esse debuerat, quanto •ai•ra tius munera percepit. Bern. in psal. Qui habit. Ser. 1▪