Remember the example of David, whom the Lord chose, and took from the Ewes great with young: that he might feed his people in Jacob,1 and his inheritance in Israel. Remember the example of Job,2 how the Lord turned the captivity of Job, as the rivers in the south, how he blessed the last days of Job more then the first, how he gave him sheep, and Camels, and Oxen,3 and she Asses in more abundance then he had before;4 how he increased him with sons and daughters, even to the fourth generation, so that he dyed being old and full of days. Remember even our own estate, for whom the Lord hath done great things already: as created ⟨image 24⟩us, and redeemed us, and sanctified us, and not long since delivered us from the gaping jaws of those that sought to suck our blood. Upon some he hath bestowed humility, whereby their minds are adorned with virtue: honour upon others, whereby their persons are invested with majesty: upon others comeliness, whereby the other two are graced: upon others Orchards which they planted not, or at least to which they gave no increase: upon others, increase of virtuous children, whereby their posterity is preserved: upon others, the free passage of his word, which along time had been obscured by ignorance, the mother of devotion, as the shavelings call it, but under a stepdame of destruction as we perceive it: and though he bestow but some one or two of his blessings upon us, yet how much are we bound for these blessings,5 to sing praise, and honour, and glory, unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever. But upon whom he hath bestowed ⟨image 24⟩all these blessings: O how strictly by good cause are they bound to magnify the Lord, and to rejoice in God their Saviour. Examine then your own consciences, I beseech ye, whether GOD hath bestowed all these blessings upon you, or no, and if he have: O what great cause have ye to come before his face with praise,6 to sing loud unto him with Psalms, to worship and to fall down before him, to give unto the Lord the glory of his name, to bring an offering of thanks giving, and to enter into his Courts with praise.
Remember the example of Dauid, whome the Lord chose, and tooke from the Ewes great with young: that hee might feede his people in Iaacob,1 and his inheritance in Israell. Remember the example of Iob,2 how the Lord turned the captiuitie of Iob, as the riuers in the south, how he blessed the last dayes of Iob more then the first, how he gaue him sheepe, and Camels, and Oxen,3 and shee Asses in more aboundance then hee had before;4 howe hee encreased him with sonnes and daughters, euen to the fourth generation, so that hee dyed being olde and full of dayes. Remember euen our owne estate, for whome the Lorde hath doone great things already: as created ⟨image 24⟩vs, and redeemed vs, and sanctified vs, and not long since delyuered vs from the gaplng iawes of those that sought to suck our bloud. Vppon some hee hath bestowed humilitye, whereby their mindes are adorned with vertue: honor vppon others, whereby their persons are inuested with maiestie: vppon others comlinesse, whereby the other two are graced: vppon others Orchards which they planted not, or at least to which they gaue no encrease: vppon others, encrease of vertuous children, whereby their posteritie is preserued: vppon others, the free passage of his word, which along time had beene obscured by ignoraunce, the mother of deuotion, as the shauelings call it, but vnder a stepdame of destruction as wee perceiue it: and though hee bestowe but some one or two of his blessings vppon vs, yet howe much are wee bounde for these blessings,5 to sing prayse, and honour, and glorye, vnto him that sitteth vppon the throne, and vnto the Lambe for euer. But vppon whome hee hath bestowed ⟨image 24⟩all these blessings: O howe strictlye by good cause are they bounde to magnifie the Lord, and to reioyce in God theyr Sauiour. Examine then your owne consciences, I beseech yee, whether GOD hath bestowed all these blessings vppon you, or no, and if he haue: O what great cause haue yee to come before his face with prayse,6 to sing lowd vnto him with Psalmes, to worship and to fall downe before him, to giue vnto the Lorde the glorie of his name, to bring an offering of thankes giuing, and to enter into his Courts with praise.
