Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…

Again, Thirdly, according to the mercies received. ¹This is another condition, that the extent of your thankfulness be according to the greatness of the mercies; ⟨p. 410⟩For you shall observe in the Scriptures, that when blessings are there mentioned, the Lord sets an ac• upon the special benefits; when he names what he had done for his people, as his people of Israel, I brought you out of Egypt, and delivered you from Pharaoh, these, and these great mercies I wrought for you, The Lord looks for great thankfulness for great mercies. So when he speaks to David I took thee from the Ewes with young and gave thee the Kingdom, &c. These great mercies. As you must be thankful for all, so you must render according to the greatness of them. This mercy bestowed upon Hezekiah was a great mercy, and that he was not thankful for it accordingly, the Lord took it ill at his hands. Therefore that you may fulfil this condition, you ought to look back to the former passages of your lives, and consider what notable blessings you have received, what great deliverances. And still remember that as the mercies go beyond them which others have, so we must go beyond them in thanksgiving; for we ought to render to the Lord according to the mercies received.

Again, Thirdly, according to the mercies received. ¹This is another condition, that the extent of your thankfulnesse be according to the greatnesse of the mercies; ⟨p. 410⟩For you shall observe in the Scriptures, that when blessings are there mentioned, the Lord sets an ac• upon the special benefits; when he names what he had done for his people, as his people of Israel, I brought you out of Egypt, and delivered you from Pharaoh, these, and these great mercies I wrought for you, The Lord looks for great thankfulness for great mercies. So when he speaks to David I tooke thee from the Ewes with yong and gave thee the Kingdome, &c. These great mercies. As you must be thankfull for all, so you must render according to the greatness of them. This mercy bestowed upon Hezekiah was a great mercy, and that he was not thankful for it accordingly, the Lord took it ill at his hands. Therefore that you may fulfil this condition, you ought to look back to the former passages of your lives, and consider what notable blessings you have received, what great deliverances. And still remember that as the mercies go beyond them which others have, so we must go beyond them in thanksgiving; for we ought to render to the Lord according to the mercies received.