Thankfulness - Edwards and Sibbes (corrected)
No. 298a
Their names were written on his heart, and he looked upon them as himself. And therefore he thanks the Father for revealing those things to these that were his, that he so loved and was so greatly concerned for, though they were but poor, weak, helpless, and despicable creatures, when he had passed by others more noble, more wise, and prudent; as a loving father, if he had a number of poor children in themselves very mean and contemptible, might well be the more affected with the goodness of God, and justly have his heart more enlarged with thankfulness, if God should look on his poor children, bestowing infinite blessings upon them, when he saw that the rich and noble, potent and learned, were generally passed by. Persons themselves, that see themselves very weak and distinguishingly contemptible, have the more cause to thank God for saving mercy to them, when they consider how they are distinguished from many far greater and more considerable than they. - WJE 15:342
NOTECARDS
None
TERMS & REFERENCES
Term Set A: thanks thankful thankfulness grateful gratefulness
Term Set B: blessing blessings gift gifts
Max Distance Between Terms = 6
Reference List A/B
3:416 - Original Sin (WJEO 3)
16:262 - Letters and Personal Writings (WJEO 16)
17:401 - Sermons and Discourses, 1730-1733 (WJEO 17)
22:471 - Sermons and Discourses, 1739-1742 (WJEO 22)
32:106 - Correspondence by, to, and about Edwards and His Family (WJEO 32)
34:5 - Original Sin Notebook (WJEO 34)
36:1 - Sermon Notebooks (WJEO 36)
40:15 - Autobiographical and Biographical Documents (WJEO 40)
42:12 - Sermons, Series II, 1723-1727 (WJEO 42)
49:30 - Sermons, Series II, 1734 (WJEO 49)
52:17 - Sermons, Series II, 1737 (WJEO 52)
Reference List B/A
7:426 - The Life of David Brainerd (WJEO 7)
7:446 - The Life of David Brainerd (WJEO 7)
8:211 - Ethical Writings (WJEO 8)
14:546 - Sermons and Discourses: 1723-1729 (WJEO 14)
19:808 - Sermons and Discourses, 1734-1738 (WJEO 19)
21:362 - Writings on the Trinity, Grace, and Faith (WJEO 21)
27:3 - Controversies Notebook (WJEO 27)
43:35 - Sermons, Series II, 1728-1729 (WJEO 43)
45:19 - Sermons, Series II, 1729-1731 (WJEO 45)
52:17 - Sermons, Series II, 1737 (WJEO 52)