6 Doctrine. David mentions this as an argument of blessing God.
So Psal. 30.1, 2, 3.*
For 1 He knew 1 That this was a benefit worthy of all gratitude.* 2 That it was from God. 3 That it was a part of his duty (to which he was bound necessitate praecepti) to blesse God for it. 4 That it would be a Page 76meanes both to continue and perfect the cure in himself, and to encourage others to seek it where he had found it.
2 As he knew all this, so being a good man, desirous to perform his duty and to promote the spirituall good both of himself and o∣thers, he would not detein the truth in un∣righteousnesse, but act according to his knowledge.
Uses.
Here we see 1 That a man may with Da∣vid know that his diseases are healed;* name∣ly, if with him he valiantly resist sinne, and diligently work that which is good.
2 That a good man is of a gratefull dis∣position, ever mindfull of and thankfull for benefits received.
3 See Doctr. 3. Instr. 2.
This reproves 1 Scrupulous men,* who, though the word of God teach them that their diseases are healed, yet will not beleeve it, and so vex themselves without cause, and are wanting to this duty of being thankfull to God for it.
2 Such as are too negligent of this duty. Some haply for fashions sake will give shanks for their meat and drink, but scarce for any other blessing or deliverance. Some perhaps for temporall, but not for spirituall blessings, Page 77as the healing the diseases of their soules &c. So in respect of the acts, some give thanks in words, but not in deeds; and so not with the heart, which hath command of the whole man, nor with the mind, or else they detain the truth in unrighteousnesse. Lastly, in re∣spect of the intensnesse of the acts, some doe it, but coldly, faintly, carelesly; not dili∣gently, fervently, with all the heart, with all the soule, with all the mind, and with all the strength.
3 Such as doe not think this healing to be a benefit, (and so neither a cause of thankful∣nesse) as being in love with their diseases. And therefore neither do they desire it at all, but on the contrary when God by His mi∣nisters offers to heale them, they are angry and murmure at them, and return injuries in stead of thanks.
4 Such as give thanks for the strengthen∣ing of their diseases, 1 Sam. 23.21. Zech. 11.5.
The Exhortation arising from hence is,* that we should imitate David herein.
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