The Godly Man's Picture

1 What Temporal favours have we ^†received; every day we see a new tide of mercy coming in; the wings of mercy have covered us, the breast of mercy hath fed us, Gen. 48. 15. The God which hath fed me all my life long to this day. What snares laid for us have been broken? what fears blown over? the Lord hath made our bed, when he hath made others grave; he hath taken such care of us, as if he had none else to take care for; never was the cloud of providence so black, but we might see a Rainbow of Love in the cloud? we have been made to swim in a sea of mercy, and doth not all this call for thankfulness?

1 What Temporal favours have wee ^†received; every day wee see a new tide of mercy coming in; the wings of mercy have covered us, the breast of mercy hath fed us, Gen. 48. 15. The God which hath fed mee all my life long to this day. What snares laid for us have been broken? what fears blown over? the Lord hath made our bed, when he hath made others grave; he hath taken such care of us, as if he had none else to take care for; never was the cloud of providence so black, but we might see a Rainbow of Love in the cloud? we have been made to swim in a sea of mercy, and doth not all this call for thankfulness?

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2 That which may put a string more into the instrument of our praise, and make it sound louder, is to consider what spiritual blessings God hath conferred upon us: he hath given us of the upper-springs,