A36329:834
Man ashiv le-Yahoweh, or, A serious enquiry for a suitable return for continued life,…
Man ashiv le-Yahoweh, or, A serious enquiry for a suitable return for continued life, in and after a time of great mortality, by a wasting plague (anno 1665) answered in XIII directions / by Tho. Doolittle.Man ashiv le-Yahoweh, or, A serious enquiry for a suitable return for continued life, in and after a time of great mortality, by a wasting plague (anno 1665) answered in XIII directions / by Tho. Doolitel.
London: printed by R.I. for J. Johnson, 1666
DIRECTIONS how to live after a wasting PLAGUE. › Part 13 › Section 3
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3. Retain in your memory the greatness of this Mercy, when you have apprehended how great it is; a forgetful person will be an unthankful person: When David would have his Soul to bless God for his Mercy, he lays a charge upon himself ⟨p. 290⟩not to forget the Benefits he had received, Psal. 103.2. Bless the Lord, oh my Soul, and forget not all his benefits: Record Gods Mercy to you herein, and get it imprinted on the Table of your heart: forgetfulness is a great hinderance to every duty; as, some Men forget their sins, and they will not be humbled for them: Some Men forget Gods Mercies, and they will not be thankful for them: some forget both, and are neither penitent nor thankful. So, to remember some things, and forget others, is very injurious to Mens Souls; as, Some remember Gods Mercy, and forget their sins: and these presume. Some remember their sins, and forget Gods Mercy: and these despair. But, it is best to remember both our sins and Gods Mercy: the one will make us humble, and the other thankful.
3. Retain in your memory the greatness of this Mercy, when you have apprehended how great it is; a forgetfull person will be an unthankful person: When David would have his Soul to bless God for his Mercy, he layes a charge upon himself ⟨p. 290⟩not to forget the Benefits he had received, Psal. 103.2. Bless the Lord, oh my Soul, and forget not all his benefits: Record Gods Mercy to you herein, and get it imprinted on the Table of your heart: forgetfulness is a great hinderance to every duty; as, some Men forget their sins, and they will not be humbled for them: Some Men forget Gods Mercies, and they will not be thankful for them: some forget both, and are neither penitent nor thankful. So, to remember some things, and forget others, is very injurious to Mens Soules; as, Some remember Gods Mercy, and forget their sins: and these presume. Some remember their sins, and forget Gods Mercy: and these despaire. But, it is best to remember both our sins and Gods Mercy: the one will make us humble, and the other thankfull.