Fourthly, yea, Gods mercies for 1the present, are very full towards you; his pardoning mercies, and his supplying mercies, with all things needful; when he receives thee to mercy, he fully pardons all thy sins, he leaves nothing upon the score; he remits all thy punishments. This was Davids Argument, Psal. 103. 1, 2, 3 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his Holy Name: and bless the Lord, O my soul, again; as if he should say, O let God be fully blessed by me: why? what was that, that raised and enlarged Davids heart? It follows, Who forgiveth all thine iniquities, and heals all thy diseases; and vers. 4. He crowns thee with loving kindnesses; and vers. 5. He satisfies thy mouth with good things. God gives his servants a fullness in all they do enjoy; his grace exceedingly abounds towards them in every thing. That place in 2 Corinth. 9. 8. is very remarkable for ⟨p. 368⟩the setting out of the abounding of Gods grace towards his people; And God is able (saith the Text) to make all grace abound towards you, that ye always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work. What ever God is able to do for us, by faith we make it as if it were done. And this power of God is set forth to the Corinthians, as a Motive to persuade them to full obedience, that they might abound to every good work; which if they did, they should have this power of God active, fully working for them, according to these large expressions we have of it in this Scripture. And observe the several expressions.
Fourthly, yea, Gods mercies for 1the present, are very full towards you; his pardoning mercies, and his supplying mercies, with all things needfull; when hee receives thee to mercy, he fully pardons all thy sins, hee leaves nothing upon the score; he remits all thy punishments. This was Davids Argument, Psal. 103. 1, 2, 3 Blesse the Lord, O my soule, and all that is within mee, blesse his Holy Name: and blesse the Lord, O my soule, again; as if he should say, O let God be fully blessed by me: why? what was that, that raised and inlarged Davids heart? It followes, Who forgiveth all thine iniquities, and heales all thy diseases; and vers. 4. He crownes thee with loving kindnesses; and vers. 5. He satisfies thy mouth with good things. God gives his servants a fulnesse in all they doe enjoy; his grace exceedingly abounds towards them in every thing. That place in 2 Corinth. 9. 8. is very remarkable for ⟨p. 368⟩the setting out of the abounding of Gods grace towards his people; And God is able (saith the Text) to make all grace abound towards you, that ye alwayes having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work. What ever God is able to doe for us, by faith wee make it as if it were done. And this power of God is set forth to the Corinthians, as a Motive to perswade them to full obedience, that they might abound to every good work; which if they did, they should have this power of God active, fully working for them, according to these large expressions wee have of it in this Scripture. And observe the severall expressions.
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