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

And secondly, as one part stands in this, in the affection of the heart: so likewise in our actions, then we are thankful to the Lord indeed, when we do something for him; when our thankfulness is not a thing consisting only in fancy, and notion and imagination, but when it produceth action, and when we do the works of the Lord more abundantly. When a man will set his thoughts on work to study what he may do, or what he can do for the Lord. And when he shall do this, not only for the reward to come; for that gives not a lustre to the action, but it proceeds from thankfulness indeed, when a man doth that which he doth, because the Lord hath done thus and thus for him, therefore he will serve him. Herein our thankfulness is seen when we do something really, because it is for the Lord.

And secondly, as one part stands in this, in the affection of the heart: so likewise in our actions, then we are thankful to the Lord indeed, when we do something for him; when our thankfulness is not a thing consisting onely in fancy, and notion and imagination, but when it produceth action, and when we do the works of the Lord more abundantly. When a man will set his thoughts on work to study what he may do, or what he can do for the Lord. And when he shall do this, not onely for the reward to come; for that gives not a lustre to the action, but it proceeds from thankfulnesse indeed, when a man doth that which he doth, because the Lord hath done thus and thus for him, therefore he will serve him. Herein our thankfulnesse is seen when we do something really, because it is for the Lord.

Saint Paul as he abounded in thankfulness, so he abounded in labour. Jacob, because the Lord had heard him, he would give him the Tenth of his goods, and the Lord should be his God. So when we have received special mercies, we should do some special thing for God, some extraordinary thing, to pray more, to be more frequent and fervent, to be at more cost for the Lord upon such occasions, to be more exact in reforming our lives, and more fearful of offending God.

Saint Paul as he abounded in thankfulnesse, so he abounded in labour. Iacob, because the Lord had heard him, he would give him the Tenth of his goods, and the Lord should be his God. So when we have received special mercies, we should do some special thing for God, some extraordinary thing, to pray more, to be more frequent and fervent, to be at more cost for the Lord upon such occasions, to be more exact in reforming our lives, and more fearful of offending God.