We must stir up ourselves to praise God with the consideration both of the reason and of the encouragement we have to praise him. › We must be particular in our thanksgivings to God

1. For the discoveries which he hath made to us in his word of the goodness of his nature.

We give thanks unto the God of gods, unto the Lord of lords, for his mercy endures for ever. Ps 136:2, 3.

Thy goodness is thy glory, and it is for that which all thy works do praise thee, and thy saints do bless thee. Exod 33:19. Ps 145:10.

Thou art gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger, and of great mercy, and hast told us that thou dost not afflict willingly, or grieve the children of men, but though thou cause grief, yet thou wilt have compassion according to the multitude of thy mercies. Ps 145:8. Lam 3:32–33.

Thou takest pleasure in them that fear thee, in them that hope in thy mercy. Ps 147:11.

‹ We must be particular in our thanksgivings to God · For the many instances of his goodness. ›

Pray now: a guided prayer in six parts, with the next heads each day.

Henry’s text is in the public domain. Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, No. 265 Chestnut Street. Undated, about 1840 to 1860. The preface is dated Chester, March 25, 1710. From the Internet Archive scan. The KJV text is in the public domain.