Sera. 20. How mu' we in all things give Thanks ? 4.. The extent of it, in every thing. it is pleating II. In the Reafon we have three things. endacceptabe, I. The grosind of the duty, it is the will of God, the revealed will auto God.& of God, the rule of all obedience. in locum. z. The manner of declaricg Gods will to us in this behalf, it is Vel ita per the will of God in ChriFt7ejuS; itit a Gofpel duty, Chrift Jefus was anrhypoPhora,n the Prophet and Meffenger of it, it's futable to the minde of Chrift, i f r t nt, Id. it's accepted of God in Chrift and for Chrift. Lally, Chriíf himfelf Mud attem was a pattern of ir, This is the will of God in Chri ft 7e ftts. nitro referen. 3. The fpecially Application, This is the will of God in Chriff Je. ¿um non ad grariarum tan - fus concerning yon, rum alfioem, Mr. Calvin doth excellently Ph n ew the fweet harmony between theft fed I& ad pre - three duties, how one helps theother ; but I cannot infiff on that. ces. Grot. An- The leffon then which the holy Ghoff would have us learn in the not. in locum. Text, is thus fum'd up : Comment. in It is the will of God in Chrijf 7efsts concerning Chriftians,that in every I Er, ad i e :. thing they give thanks, that they be tbankefisll, as our word is more `Doïtr. proper to our purpofe. For though we have nothing of our own that good is to give. God I Cor.4.7. but thanks, yet neither do we properly give him that, feeing both our i Chro.29.14. giving and the right manner of doing it, even in thankfgiving is of the Philip. 2.13. Lord. Our continual praying thews that we are al waies beggars, and our continual thankfgiving thews us alwaies debtors. Our thanks then in- deed is the rebound of mercy heavenward whence it came, and a holy reflexion of the warm fun beams of Gods benefits Ihining on us.. That which T principally aim at in the purfuance and preffing of this Truth, is, not only to fpeak fomewhat to it in the nature, neceílïi- ty, and excellency of it, but to the extent of it as a fpecial Cafe, Holy Chriflians may be Paid to give thanks in every thing, and why ? I. Who are propely concerned in this duty. ere:. z. Why,and upon what grounds are Chriffians bound to give thanks in every thing? 3. How, and in what manner are Chriffians to give thanks in every thing? 4. How in affliflions, and why ? 5. How fhall we bring our hearts to give thanks to God in every thing ? 6,¡,Who are, or ought to be thankfull ? isere z,.. The Lord . bath a return and .cribute.of praife due to him from all Elnf. creatures:
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