upon tht Epiflluf J A M 1 s. 3• That we may ask hope, and Trufi, and wait upon God for his Fatherly love and care. 4· That we may asl< agracious improve· ment; the benefit of the Rod is a fruit of the divine Grace, as we.ll as ~he benefic of the Word. s. That we may a~k ddiverance witha .fubmifsion l:o Gods Will, Pfal. 34· 7· !fought the Lord, .a~d ht heo.rd me, and delivered me from all my fears : So Pfol. 107. •cis four times repeated, The11 thq cryedunto the Lord, aH.i hefaved them out ofall their diftref[es; Verf. 6, q, 19, 28. 6. ThankJgiving, or Jinging to Gods pratfe, ij the ptoper duty in Obflrvat. 6. the timeof mercies or comforts: 'Tis Gods bargain, and our promife, thac if he woulddeliver m, we would glorifte him, Pfal. so. I 5. The Spoufeseyes are bdoves eyu; dovt:sp.ck and lookup- bCant +· ward: for every·grainof mercy, there is lame return of praife. Look to it t·hen, Mercies work one way or anorher, _they either become the fuel ·of .our /tf'fls or pur praifes; either they make us · thank.!ful, or Wanton : ·your condition is either an help, or an hinderance in Religion: awaken your fdves to this fervice, every New 1mrcy calleth for a new fong. c'Tis fad to hold a great'Farm by the c ~ui ma.. divine bounty, and pay no Rent: You thoulJ, .as 'cis in the Pjillm, ;~m urr"'~ for the Sabbath d fhew forth his loving k.,;ifdnefs every mm~ing po!]ideltt, mma· - l h. 1'. • hf t' .r. . h 0 . h t: d d' rts ccnfzu fol• ~na ts 1 .I~t u nt.~ s every mg .t : · ur mornmg opes are wun e ·uu~tt. Padlitt_l Gods ~ercy, ~ and our Evening returns of praif<;_ thould ta~e no- e?fis de htgra· t1ce of h1s Truth or faithfulnefs : We would have mercy m the tu. morning, bm ufually we forget praifeat night. dPfal. 9'· 2. 7• That jinging of Pfalms is a duty of the Gorpc!. Having fo Ob[erwet.7~ fair a leave from the Text, •cwill be good eo vindicue this holy Ordinance and Infiitution. Mofi prat'life it out of cuftom, and in a _ formal perfunCtory maner, and therefore are apt to lay it afide now ~tis quefiianed : Ufually the Devil taketh that advantage, to draw e Non exp!tJra~ men ofa e probable F.sith to Atheifm ; and when they do not know tu r~t!onibU6 the Reafons ofaduty, they are the fooner won to the negletl of tratltt!~rzum , it. This comfortable Ordinance, and JPiritu~tl Rtcrelltion, hath P 1 tob 11 ft 11 d 1 letmPtan· • 11111 m orbeen feveral ways Impugned. · tant Cypr. Firfl:, Some quefiion tbe whole dnty, as if it were legal wor. • Chip, becaufe we have no formal and fol~mn Inilitution of it in the NewTell:ament; _bl2t vainly, and without Reafon: For, I. Moral Duties, enjoyned in the Old Tdlamenc, need no other Jnfritu– tion-in the New: That ~tis a part of MoralWodhip, is difcernable by the_Ligbt of Natare s The Heathens fang Hymns to their gods: Dddd~ ~
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