A thankefull remembrance of Gods mercy to several persons at Quabaug or Brookfield partly in a collection of providences about them, and gracious appearances for them: and partly in a sermon preached by Mr. Edward Bulkley, Pastor of the Church of Christ at Concord, upon a day of thanksgiving, kept by divers for their wonderfull deliverance there. Published by Capt. Thomas VVheeler. [Five lines from Psalms]

In the words there are two parts.

1. An Inquisition; wherein we may Consider: 1. The Subject or matter enquired after: what shall I render: 2dly. The Object or person concerning whom the Enquiry is made, and to whom the Return is to be made, and that is Jehovah; Not man but the Lord.

2dly, The Reason of the Inquisition, and that is the Consideration of all his Benefits; There was just occasion to be so sollicitous; Gods Benefits, set out, 1. By an Amplification All, All his Benefits.

2dly, By an Application, towards me; All his Benefits towards me.

In this verse we have the Question, In the verses following we have the Resolution; He will take the Cup of Salvation, &c. and He will pay the Vows which he had made in his Trouble and Distress.

For Explication of the Terms [Render] The word Imports a kind of Requital; It is attributed both to God and man, and that in Relation to a good thing done, and signifies to reward, and to an Evil, and signifies to Revenge: Here it is Attributed to man in Re∣lation to God, but not as importing any possibility and satisfaction,

but only a readiness and forwardness to do any thing that might be ac∣ceptable to him.

[Benefits] The word in the Original is derived of that Verb which in the seventh verse is Translated [dealt bountifully] Gods Bounties: And these the Prophet stiles His Benefits, acknowledg∣ing all the good he received to come from him.

The Verse then is a Description of the frame of heart of a faith∣ful Thanksgiver.

1. In his Observation of Gods dispensation towards him, in the Benefits bestowed on him.

2dly, In his Sollicitousness what to do by way of Retribution, and his willingness to do whatsoever he knows may be acceptable to him and approved by him.