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A45489 The great duty of thankfulness a sermon preach'd at St. Pauls Covent-Graden, December 2d, 1697, being the day of thanksgiving for the peace / by John Hancock, D.D., Chaplain to His Grace the Duke of Bedford ; published at the request of some of the parishioners. Hancocke, John, d. 1728. 1698 (1698) Wing H641; ESTC R43231 9,483 26

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for_o his_o public_a mercy_n the_o vast_a multitude_n that_o share_n in_o these_o public_a deliverance_n lay_v a_o new_a obligation_n on_o every_o particular_a man_n to_o a_o grateful_a acknowledgement_n of_o god_n favour_n there_o be_v scarce_o the_o mean_a creature_n but_o will_v partake_v of_o the_o fruit_n of_o this_o happy_a peace_n and_o therefore_o there_o be_v none_o below_o the_o obligation_n to_o exercise_v this_o duty_n of_o thankfulness_n 3._o another_o thing_n that_o ought_v to_o enhance_v the_o rate_n of_o god_n mercy_n in_o our_o esteem_n and_o make_v we_o the_o more_o thankful_a for_o they_o be_v the_o reflection_n upon_o our_o misery_n when_o we_o be_v in_o want_n of_o they_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o so_o true_o teach_v we_o the_o worth_n of_o thing_n as_o the_o want_n of_o they_o the_o full_a soul_n say_v solomon_n loathe_v the_o honeycomb_n but_o to_o the_o hungry_a soul_n every_o bitter_a thing_n be_v sweet_a those_o that_o have_v long_o smart_v under_o the_o 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