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The wonderful works of God commemorated praises bespoke for the God of heaven in…
The wonderful works of God commemorated praises bespoke for the God of heaven in a thanksgiving sermon delivered on Decemb. 19, 1689 : containing reflections upon the excellent things done by the great God ... : to which is added A sermon preached unto a convention of the Massachuset-colony in New-England ... / by Cotton Mather.
Boston: printed by S. Green & sold by Joseph Browning, 1690
PRAISES Bespoke for the GOD of Heaven, In a Thanksgiving SERMON. › APPLICATION.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
If the Earth send Vapours up to Heaven, Heaven will make Showers to descend on the Earth. Let our praises be continually ascending from us, and they will soon issue in those things that are called, The Showers of Blessing. When we have a Jealousy of a Leaky Vessel, we try it by first putting of Water, before we trust Better Liquors in it; if we that have little more than Water to comfort us, will yet not permit it to Leak without Praises from us, then God has more Excellent Things to do for us. To be always Begging and Craving, as a Dog for his Morsels, ad Spem futuri semper hians, without ⟨p. 23⟩multiplied praises unto God; this is a most vile Disingenuity. 'Tis no less than a Loss of, yea, no less than a Curse on, all our Blessings, which we incur by not praising the giver of them. But the praising Soul may fill himself with such a Joyful Hope, as that in Psal. 71.14. I will Hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more. Those that are solicitous least God should Loose any of His Praises, are the persons, for whom God will be concerned that they don't Loose any of His Blessings; these are they that shall experimentally understand the Loving kindness of the Lord. Man, wouldest thou have any Excellent Things done for thy self? Then bring thy praises for what Excellent Things have been done in the world.
If the Earth send Vapours up to Heaven, Heaven will make Showers to descend on the Earth. Let our praises be continually ascending from us, and they will soon issue in those things that are called, The Showers of Blessing. When we have a Jealousie of a Leaky Vessel, we try it by first putting of Water, before we trust Better Liquors in it; if we that have little more than Water to comfort us, will yet not permit it to Leak without Praises from us, then God has more Excellent Things to do for us. To be always Begging and Craving, as a Dog for his Morsels, ad Spem futuri semper hians, without ⟨p. 23⟩multiplyed praises unto God; this is a most vile Disingenuity. 'Tis no less than a Loss of, yea, no less than a Curse on, all our Blessings, which we incurr by not praising the giver of them. But the praising Soul may fill himself with such a Ioyful Hope, as that in Psal. 71.14