A guide to godliness or a Treatise of a Christian life showing the dutiesA guide to godlynesse or a Treatise of a Christian life shewing the duties

Besides which testimonies and examples of holy Scriptures, there are many reasons which may move us to the daily and continual practice of this holy duty. As first the excellency of it, seeing it is the continual exercise of the holy Angels and Saints in heaven, in which a great part of their happiness consisteth, and we see in the Revelation, where great multitudes of the Saints cry aloud, and say, Blessing, and glory, and ¹wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power and might, be unto our God for ever and ever, Amen. And this exercise they continue day and ²night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. Secondly, it is most comely and decent, in respect of God, who being the chief goodness all glory and praise of due belongeth to him, as being the end of all things, and the Author and fountain of all our ³our good. And therefore David often repeateth it, and maketh it the foot of his song, that we must give thanks to the Lord and praise him, because he ⁴is good, and his mercy endureth for ever. In respect of us also, who daily receive benefits at his hands: for seeing he reneweth his mercies upon us every