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Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…
Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity and duty of Gods children by the late Reverend and Faithful Minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston ...Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity and duty of Gods children by the late Reverend and Faithfull Minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston ...
London: printed by J.T., 1658
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Fourthly, This is also required, that it be presently done; but Hezekiah did not render according to the mercies 1received. It might have been said though Hezekiah had not yet done it, yet he might do it afterward; for the Ambassadors came to him immediately after his recovery: yet because he did not do it at that time, but deferred it, you see the Lord takes the deferring to do it for an omission of it. The Lord looked for this at his hands, that as he had received great mercies from him, so he should be careful to render thanks, and to render it presently. It is a sin against God in a special manner, although we should perform a duty, yet to put it off and not perform it in due season. Every duty we perform ought to have right circumstances: the very deferring of our thankfulness is that which debaseth, and lesseneth it as well as the omission of it. David when he would show himself thankful for the mercies he had received, ⟨p. 411⟩he would not go to bed, nor suffer his eyes to slumber, till he had found out a place for God. We should therefore take heed of delays in this kind.
Fourthly, This is also required, that it be presently done; but Hezekiah did not render according to the mercies 1received. It might have been said though Hezekiah had not yet done it, yet he might do it afterward; for the Ambassadours came to him immediately after his recovery: yet because he did not do it at that time, but deferred it, you see the Lord takes the deferring to do it for an omission of it. The Lord looked for this at his hands, that as he had received great mercies from him, so he should be careful to render thanks, and to render it presently. It is a sinne against God in a special manner, although we should perform a duty, yet to put it off and not perform it in due season. Every duty we perform ought to have right circumstances: the very deferring of our thankfulnesse is that which debaseth, and lesseneth it as well as the omission of it. David when he would shew himself thankful for the mercies he had received, ⟨p. 411⟩he would not go to bed, nor suffer his eyes to slumber, till he had found out a place for God. We should therefore take heed of delayes in this kind.