Expos. 12. Motives to this duty there be many. It is an excellent, Psal. 92. 1. ancient, Job 38. 7. spiritual duty, Heb. 13. 15. Col. 3. 16. 1. Pet. 2. 5. to be continued in heaven when other duties cease, Reu. 19. 3, 4, 5. acceptable to God, 1. Thess. 5. 18. Psa. 147. 1. comely for the Saints, Psa. 33. 1. and 147. 1. practised by the Angels, Luk. 2. 13. setting on work all the graces of God in us, Psa. 103. 1, 2, ⟨p. 118⟩3. the end of Gods benefits, Psa. 13. 6. 118. 29. of our life, and all our services, Esa. 38. 19. and the ready way to obtain what we stand in need of, Psa. 50. 23. The means of true thankfulness, are a due consideration of our own vileness, and a serious meditation and remembrance of Gods benefits, 2. Sam. 7. 18. 1. Chr. 16. 16, 17. Psal. 103. 1, 2, 3. &c. 1. Sam. 25. 32. Gen. 24. 27. Luk. 17. 15. Rom. 7. 25. with a persuasion that God hath in love bestowed them upon us, Psal. 116. 12. 14.
Expos. 12. Motiues to this dutie there be many. It is an excellent, Psal. 92. 1. auncient, Iob 38. 7. spirituall dutie, Heb. 13. 15. Col. 3. 16. 1. Pet. 2. 5. to be continued in heauen when other duties cease, Reu. 19. 3, 4, 5. acceptable to God, 1. Thess. 5. 18. Psa. 147. 1. comely for the Saints, Psa. 33. 1. and 147. 1. practised by the Angels, Luk. 2. 13. setting on worke all the graces of God in vs, Psa. 103. 1, 2, ⟨p. 118⟩3. the ende of Gods benefits, Psa. 13. 6. 118. 29. of our life, and all our seruices, Esa. 38. 19. and the readie way to obtain what we stand in need of, Psa. 50. 23. The meanes of true thankfulnesse, are a due consideration of our owne vilenesse, and a serious meditation and remembrance of Gods benefits, 2. Sam. 7. 18. 1. Chr. 16. 16, 17. Psal. 103. 1, 2, 3. &c. 1. Sam. 25. 32
