11. Admire, and thankfully adore the love of God in settling this rich Charter upon you. How was David affected with Gods goodness? 2 Sam. 7.19. Thou hast spoken of thy servants House for a great while to come. So should we say, Lord, thou hast not only given us things present, ⟨p. 271⟩but thou hast spoken of thy servants for a great while to come, nay, for ever. It will be a great part of our work in heaven to admire God: let us begin to do that work now which we shall be for ever doing. Adore free-grace; free-grace is the hinge on which all this turns; Every link in this golden chain is richly enamelled with free-grace; Free-grace hath provided us a plank after shipwreck. When things pas• were forfeited, God hath given us things to come. When we had lost Paradise, he hath provided heaven. Thus are we raised a step higher by our fall. Set the Crown upon the head of free-grace. O to what a Seraphical frame of spirit should our hearts be raised! How should we join with Angels and Arch-Angels in blessing God for this! 'Tis well there is an eternity coming; and truly that will be little enough to praise God. Say as that sweet ⟨p. 272⟩Singer of Israel,2 Psal. 103.1. Bless the Lord, O my soul; Or as the Original will bear, [Greek or Hebrew]. Bow the Knee, O my soul, before the Lord. Thus should a Christian say, All things in heaven and earth are mine; God hath settled this great portion upon me, Bow the Knee, O my soul, praise God with the best instrument, the heart; and let the instrument be screwed up to the highest, do it with the whole heart. When God is tuning upon the string of mercy, a Christian should be tuning upon the string of Praise, I have given you but a taste of this new Wine: yet so full of Spirits it is, that a little of it should inflame the heart in thankfulness. Let me call upon you, who are the heirs apparent to this rich inheritance, Things present and to come; that you would get your hearts elevated, and wound up into a thankful frame. 'Tis not ⟨p. 273⟩an handsome posture, to see a Christian ever complaining when things go cross. O do not so look upon your troubles, as to forget your mercies. Bless God for what is to come: and to heighten your praises, consider God gives you not one•• •hese things, but he gives y•• himself.3 It was Austins praye•. Lord, saith he, What ever thou hast given me, take all away, only give me thy self:
11. Admire, and thankfully adore the love of God in setling this rich Charter upon you. How was David affected with Gods goodnesse? 2 Sam. 7.19. Thou hast spoken of thy servants House for a great while to come. So should we say, Lord, thou hast not only given us things present, ⟨p. 271⟩but thou hast spoken of thy servants for a great while to come, nay, for ever. It will be a great part of our work in heaven to admire God: let us begin to do that work now which we shall be for ever doing. Adore free-grace; free-grace is the hinge on which all this turns; Every link in this golden chaine is richly enamell'd with free-grace; Free-grace hath provided us a plank after shipwrack. When things pas• were forfeited, God hath given us things to come. When we had lost Paradise, he hath provided heaven. Thus are we raised a step higher by our fall. Set the Crown upon the head of free-grace. O to what a Seraphicall frame of spirit should our hearts be raised! How should we joyn with Angels and Arch-Angels in blessing God for this! 'Tis well there is an eternity coming; and truly that will be little enough to praise God. Say as that sweet ⟨p. 272⟩Singer of Israel,2 Psal. 103.1. Blesse the Lord, O my soul; Or as the Original will bear, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Bow the Knee, O my soul, before the Lord. Thus should a Christian say, All things in heaven and earth are mine; God hath setled this great portion upon me, Bow the Knee, O my soul, praise God with the best instrument, the heart; and let the instrument be screwed up to the highest, doe it with the whole heart. When God is tuning upon the string of mercy, a Christian should be tuning upon the string of Praise, I have given you but a taste of this new Wine: yet so full of Spirits it is, that a little of it should enflame the heart in thankfulnesse. Let me call upon you, who are the heirs apparent to this rich inheritance, Things present and to come; that you would get your hearts elevated, and wound up into a thankfull frame. 'Tis not ⟨p. 273⟩an handsome posture, to see a Christian ever complaining when things go crosse. O do not so look upon your troubles, as to forget your mercies. Blesse God for what is to come: and to heighten your praises, consider God gives you not one hese things, but he gives y mself.
- 11. Branch.
- 2Ps. 103.1,
- 3Da mihi te Domine.
