The Christian thank-offering. A brief discourse on the returns of gratitude & obedience whereto…

Name: The Christian thank-offering. A brief discourse on the returns of gratitude & obedience whereto…
Author: Cotton Mather

The Christian thank-offering. A brief discourse on the returns of gratitude & obedience whereto men are obliged, by the mercies of God. Made on a solemn thanksgiving, kept in a private meeting of Christians, on the occasion of some deliverances. / By Cotton Mather. ; [Five lines of quotation]

Cotton Mather 1663–1728printed by B. Green for Michael Perry, 1696

32 p. ; (8vo) · 7.9k words · Evans 752 · Wing M1089

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THE Christian Thank-Offering.

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We are hereupon to Dislike, and Renounce every Service inconsistent with that of the Lord JESUS CHRIST. The proposals which those Hellish Taskmasters, the FLESH, the WORLD and the DEVIL, make unto us, we should Reject with all possible Abhorrence; and be altogether impatient of the Drudgeries, which we undergo, while we are under their Direction.

We are hereupon to Dislike, and Renounce every Service inconsistent with that of the Lord JESUS CHRIST. The proposals which those Hellish Taskmasters, the FLESH, the WORLD and the DEVIL, make unto us, we should Reject with all possible Abhorrence; and be al•ogether impatient of the Drudgeries, which we undergo, while we are under their Direction.

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We are herewithal to Resolve that the Service of the Lord JESUS CHRIST, shall with His Assistances, be our Everlasting Employment. It is not a Cold Assent, but a Full purpose of Heart, with which we are to Cleave unto the Lord. And with a Resolution to undergo […] the Self denial therein called for, we must be able to say, Lord, I have inclined my Heart, […] perform thy Statutes always, even unto the End.

We are herewithal to Resolve that the Service of the Lord JESUS CHRIST, shall with His Assistences, be our Everlasting Employment. It is not a Cold Assent, but a Full purpos• of Heart, with which we are to Cleave unto the Lord. And with a Resolution to undergo 〈…〉 the Self denial therein called for, we must be able to say, Lord, I have inclined my Heart, 〈…〉 perform thy Statutes alwayes, even unto the End.

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We are herein to give the full consent of our Souls unto the New Covenant, wherein ou Bonds to the Service of the Lord JESUS CHRIST are to be Signed by us. In the Covenant of Grace, it is demanded of us, whether we are willing that the Lord JESUS CHRIST

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