Ninthly, It stirreth up joy and thankfulness with serious remembrance of the manifold benefits and blessings which in Christ Jesus are vouchsafed. When men have a lease of some good bargain sealed, they are merry and glad; much greater cause of joy have they, who have received from God, who cannot lie, such a pledge of his love, the seal of an everlasting inheritance. Arise, O my soul, and sing for joy, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. Thou didst sit in darkness, forlorn and miserable, guilty of sin, in bondage to the curse, in fear of eternal condemnation: but now God is appeased, Christ hath satisfied justice, pardon is proclaimed, thou hast received the free gracious promise, and eternal blessed peace is concluded. And for thy greater assurance, God hath added his seal to his free grant of pardon: holy bread is added, and given to thee for a Sacrament and divine testimony, that the body of Christ was crucified for thee: blessed wine is added, and given to thee, for a certain pledge ⟨p. 432⟩and token, that the blood of Christ was shed for thee, that righteousness purchased by that sacrifice is thine, that eternal salvation procured by that price is thine by an irrevocable title. Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not the great •ove of God in giving his Son to die, that thou mightest be deliu•re• from the fear of hell & death, forget not the Love o• Christ in suffering death, that thou mightest b• se• f•ee from the curse of the law, and burning wrath of God deserved by sin; forget not the grace and favour of God in calling thee to feast with him, and giving this pledge and earnest of his perpetual love. Thou canst not forget •hese, but thou forgettest thy self: thou canst not neglect these, but thou hatest thy self. What canst thou desire more, then to have God to be thy God, Christ to thy Saviour? What wouldst thou remember if thou forget the love of Christ in suffering death for thy redemption, and the earnest of his love, whereby he doth assure, that his body was crucified, and his blood shed for thee?
Ninthly, It stirreth vp ioy and thankfulnesse with serious remembrance of the manifold benefits and blessings which in Christ Iesus are vouchsafed. When men haue a lease of some good bargaine sealed, they are merrie and glad; much greater cause of ioy haue they, who haue receiued from God, who cannot lie, such a pledge of his loue, the seale of an euerlasting inheritance. Arise, O my soule, and sing for ioy, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen vpon thee. Thou didst sit in darknesse, forlorne and miserable, guiltie of sinne, in bondage to the curse, in feare of eternall condemnation: but now God is appeased, Christ hath satisfied iustice, pardon is proclaimed, thou hast receiued the free gracious promise, and eternall blessed peace is concluded. And for thy greater assurance, God hath added his seale to his free grant of pardon: holy bread is added, and giuen to thee for a Sacrament and diuine testimonie, that the body of Christ was crucified for thee: blessed wine is added, and giuen to thee, for a certaine pledge ⟨p. 432⟩and token, that the bloud of Christ was shed for thee, that righteousnesse purchased by that sacrifice is thine, that eternall saluatio• procured by that price is thine by an irreuocable title. Praise the Lord, O my soule, and forget not the g•eat •oue of God in giuing his Sonne to die, that thou mightest be deliu•re• from the feare of hell & death, forget not the Loue o• Christ in s•ffering death, that thou mightest b• se• f•ee from the curse of the law, and burning wrath of God deserued by sinne; forget not the grace and fauour of God in calling thee to feast with him, and giuing this pledge and earnest of his perpetuall loue. Thou canst not forget •hese, but thou forgett•st thy selfe: thou canst not neglect these, but thou hatest thy selfe. What canst thou desire more, then to haue God to be thy God, Christ to thy Sauiour? What wouldst thou remember if thou forget the loue of Christ in suffering death for thy redemption, and the earnest of his loue, whereby hee doth assure, that his body was crucified, and his bloud shed for thee?
