But what signifies a Thanksgiving, without Thanksliving? Sirs, You are under infinite Obligations, to keep the Command•andments of that Good God, who hath brought you out of the Land of Barbary, & […] of the House of Bondage. It is the most Reasonable, and the most Advisable thing imaginable▪ That you •ou should seriously Consider with your selves, and ask Divines and other Christians, to Assist you in Considering, What Lessons you should learn, by the Changes that have passed over you? And apply your Cares, to learn those Lessons, and Live as you have been Less•'d. But in a very particular manner, it becomes you, to get from under your Slavery unto Satan, and unto Sin, which is worse than Satan: For that is a Slaver•, a Million times worse, than what you have seen at Macqueness. Every Unrenewed man▪ is a S•ave to those Destroyers; and You will be so, ⟨p. 50⟩till you have heartily Resigned up your selves unto the Conduct of the Lord JESUS CHRIST with a lively Faith in Him, to be made Righteous and Holy: But, When He shall make you Free, you will be F•ee indeed. Be persuaded now to enter into Covenant with God, and become the Bound Servants of the Lord JESUS CHRIST, who hath brought you out of your dismal Servitude. Hereupon often think with your selves; What shall I render • •he Lord for all His Benefits? And, What special thing shall I do for the Honour of Him, to whom I owe my All? God hath Returned you to the Blessings of His Day, and of His House, whereof you were deprived, when the Filthy Disciples of Mahomet were Lording it over you: You should now make a better use of Them than ever you did, and bring forth more of that Fruit, by which your Blessed Redeemer may be Glorified. Oh! Let the Goodness of God lead you to this Repentance. Truly, There should now be seen in you, a Remarkable Difference from other Men, that never were so Remarkably Delivered as You have been; and from what Y•u your selves were before you were thus Remarkably Delivered. ⟨p. 51⟩There is one awful Scripture, which 'tis pity, but you should have your Eyes more than a Thousand Times upon: Even That; Ezr. 9.13, 14. After all that is come upon us, for our Evil Deeds, and thou hast given us such Deliverance as This; if we should again break thy Commandments, wouldest thou not be Angry with us, till thou hast Consumed us?
But what signifies a Thanksgiving, without Thanksliving? Sirs, You are under infinite Obligations, to keep the Command•andments of that Good God, who hath brought you out of the Land of Barbary, & 〈…〉 of the House of Bondage. It is the most Reasonable, and the most Advise•ble thing imaginable▪ That you •ou should seriously Consider with your selves, and ask Divines and other Christians, to Assist you in Considering, What Lessons you should learn, by the Changes that have passed over you? And apply your Cares, to learn those Lessons, and Live as you have been Less•'d. But in a very particular manner, it becomes you, to get from under your Slavery unto Satan, and unto Sin, which is worse than Satan: For that is a Slaver•, a Million times worse, than what you have seen at Macqueness. Every Unrenewed man▪ is a S•ave to those Destroyers; and You will be so, ⟨p. 50⟩till you have heartily Resigned up your selves unto the Conduct of the Lord JESUS CHRIST with a lively Faith in Him, to be made Righteous and Holy: But, When He shall make you Free, you will be F•ee indeed. Be perswaded now to enter into Covenant with God, and become the Bound Servants of the Lord JESUS CHRIST, who hath brought you out of your dismal Servitude. Hereupon often think with your selves; What shall I render • •he Lord for all His Benefits? And, What special thing shall I do for the Honour of Him, to whom I owe my All? God hath Returned you to the Blessings of His Day, and of His House, whereof you were deprived, when the Filthy Disciples of Mahomet were Lording it over you: You should now make a better use of Them than ever you did, and bring forth more of that Fruit, by which your Blessed Redeemer may be Glorified. Oh! Let the Goodness of God lead you to this Repentance. Truly, There should now be seen in you, a Remarkable Difference from other Men, that never were so Remarkably Delivered as You have been; and from what Y•u your selves were befor• you were thus Remarkably Delivered. ⟨p. 51⟩
