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Eighthly, let us make these mercies as so many means, and instruments ¹of service; Let us serve God with our health, wealth, and parts; Let us serve him, Cheerfully, liberally, thankfully, fruitfully, lest God send upon us that curse threatened, Deut. 28. 47, 48. ⟨p. 16⟩Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things: Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send against thee, in hunger, in thirst, in nakedness, in want of all things: And he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck until he hath destroyed thee: Let us rend our hearts and not our garments, and turn to the Lord, for he is gracious: ²O give thanks unto the Lord, for his mercy endureth for ever: There ³is mercy with thee O Lord, and therefore thou art to be feared: Let us fear to sin against a God of such mercy; Let us admire these mercies, and admire him for his mercies: And say with David, Who am I O Lord, and what is mine house that thou shouldest bring me hitherto? and is this the manner of man O Lord God? And let us pray that excellent prayer, Domine da gratitudinem cum misericordia, ⁴nolo misericordiam sine gratitudine; Lord give us thankful hearts with thy mercies, Lord give us obedient hearts with thy mercies, Rather let us be without mercy, than not to have grace to glorify thee with thy mercies.

Eightly, let us make these mercies as so many meanes, and instruments ¹of service; Let us serve God with our health, wealth, and parts; Let us serve him, Cheerefully, liberally, thankefully, fruitfully, lest God send upon us that curse threatned, Deut. 28. 47, 48. ⟨p. 16⟩