The Godly Man's Picture

3 Then we are rightly thankful, when the favours which we receive, endear our love to God the more. Davids miraculous preservation ⟨p. 186⟩from death, drew forth his love to God, Psa. 116. 1. I love the Lord, it is one thing to love our mercies, another thing to love the Lord; many love their deliverance, but not their deliverer; God is to be loved more than his mercies.

3 Then we are rightly thankful, when the favours which we receive, endear our love to God the more. Davids miraculous preservation ⟨p. 186⟩from death, drew forth his love to God, Psa. 116. 1. I love the Lord, it is one thing to love our mercies, another thing to love the Lord; many love their deliverance, but not their deliverer; God is to bee loved more than his mercies.

4 Then we are rightly thankful, when in giving our praise to God, we take all worthiness from our selves, Gen. 32. 10. I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, thou hast showed unto thy servant; as if Jacob had said, Lord the worst bit thou carvest me, is better than I deserve. 2 Sam. 9. 7. Mephibosheth bowed himself, and said, what is thy Servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am? So a thankful Christian, when he takes a survey of his blessings, and sees how much he enjoys, that others better than he want, Lord saith he, what am I, a dead dog, that free-grace should look upon me, and that thou shouldst crown me with such loving kindness?

4 Then we are rightly thankful, when in giving our praise to God, wee take all worthiness from our selves,