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The Christian thank-offering. A brief discourse on the returns of gratitude & obedience whereto…
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]
printed by B. Green for Michael Perry, 1696
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Secondly, Let us very particularly Purpose the service of the Lord JESUS CHRIST, for, […] with, His Mercies Retire, and put that interrogatory unto our selves, in Psal. 116. 12. What shall I Render to the Lord for all His Benefits? and pursuant hereunto, Let us choose to be […] Servants of the Lord JESUS CHRIST, […] all Holy Conversation. Imitate that Prince ••ntacuzanus, who giving up himself unto […] Lord JESUS CHRIST, would afterwards […] his Name Changed into Christodulus, or, Servant of Christ. I tell you, Great Emperors •ere not the Smaller for Subscribing themselves, •he Vassals, of this Lord. Yea, Let us often ⟨p. 30⟩have our Explicit Contrivances, how to Glorify and Magnify God our Saviour. 'Tis a Noble Question, that we should sometimes put […] our selves, What special Service may I do for my Lord Jesus Christ, as I Stand in such […] Relation, or such a Capacity? And in Answer to this Question, some singular ways to […] Good, will doubtless occur unto us.
Secondly, Let us very particularly Purpose the •ervice of the Lord JESUS CHRIST, for, 〈…〉 with, His Mercies Retire, and put that ••terrogatory unto our selves, in Psal. 116. 12. What shall I Render to the Lord for all His Benefits? and pursuant hereunto, Let us choose to be 〈…〉 Servants of the Lord JESUS CHRIST, 〈…〉 all Holy Conversation. Imitate that Prince ••ntacuzanus, who giving up himself unto 〈…〉 Lord JESUS CHRIST, would afterwards 〈…〉 his Name Changed into Christodulus, or, Servant of Christ. I tell you, Great Emperors •ere not the Smaller for Subscribing themselves, •he Vassals, of this Lord. Yea, Let us often