“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”
1 Thess. 5:18
“At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto Thee because of thy righteous judgments.”
Ps. 119:62
“O give thanks unto the Lord; for He is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.”
Ps. 136:1
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Order of Contents
Quotes
Help for Prayer
Articles 16
Days of Thanksgiving
First Thanksgiving Day
Latin 2
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Quotes on Thankfulness
ed. Myers, Andrew – Help Me to be Thankful Always 2 quotes by George Whitefield and Richard Sibbes
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Help for Prayer
Henry, Matthew – A Method for Prayer, ch. 4, ‘Thankfulness’ 39 pp.
Do you run out of things to be thankful for in prayer? Enter Matthew Henry’s prayer closet and pray his Scripture saturated prayers! Come back to it again and again and you will never run out of things to be thankful for.
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Articles
1500’s
Bullinger, Henry – 5th Sermon, ‘Of the Form & Manner how to Pray to God; that is, of the calling on the name of the Lord; where also the Lord’s Prayer is expounded; and also singing, thanksgiving, and the force of prayer is entreated’ in The Decades ed. Thomas Harding (Cambridge: Parker Society, 1850), vol. 4, 5th Decade, pp. 163-226
Vermigli, Peter Martyr – ‘Of Benefiting & Unthankfulness’ in The Common Places… (London: Henrie Denham et al., 1583), pt. 2, ch. 12. ‘The Eight Precept’, pp. 523-24
Viret, Pierre – A Christian Instruction… (London: Veale, 1573), A Familiar Exposition of the Principal Points of the Catechism
2nd Dialogue, Of Thanksgiving
Olevian, Caspar – ‘Of Gratitude or Thankfulness’ in A Catechism, or Brief Instruction in the Principles & Grounds of the True Christian Religion… (London, 1617), pp. 27-36
Olevian (1536–1587) was a significant German reformed theologian, and has been said to be a co-author of the Heidelberg Catechism along with Zacharias Ursinus (though this has been questioned).
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1600’s
Adams, Thomas – The Sacrifice of Thankfulness in Works, vol. 1, p. 115-136
Ward, Samuel – A Thankful Man’s Calendar 1624 6 paragraphs in A Peace-Offering to God for the Blessings we Enjoy
Scudder, Henry – The Christian’s Daily Walk
Motives to Praise and Thankfulness & Of the Real Proofs of Gratitude and Thankfulness to God, pp. 124-135
Of Bearing Afflictions Thankfully and Fruitfully, pp. 152-53
Calamy, Edmund – The Nobleman’s Pattern of true and real thankfulness presented in a sermon preached before the Right Honourable House of Lords, at their late solemn day of Thanksgiving, June 15, 1643 59 pp.
Bridge, William – Thankfulness Required in Every Condition on 1 Thess. 5:18 †1671 18 pp. in Works, vol. 4
Manton, Thomas
The Christian’s Special Duty of Giving Thanks on Ps. 119:62 †1677 from his commentary on Ps. 119
James Ussher called Manton “one of the best preachers in England.”
[Five] Sermons upon 2 Thessalonians 1:3 in Works, 17:95-143. On thankfulness owed to God for his benefits.
A Sermon Preached on a Day of Public Thanksgiving on 2 Chron. 32:25 in Works, 17:383-94. On the sin of unthankfulness for mercies received.
Cooper, William – How can we Give Thanks in Everything? on 1 Thess. 5:18 from Puritan Sermons 1659-1689, Being the Morning Exercises at Cripplegate, vol 1
Flavel, John – Thanksgiving for Mercies Received on Dt. 33:19 †1691 in Works, vol. 5.324-33
Shower, John – A Thanksgiving Sermon 1696
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1700’s Articles
Whitefield, George – “Thankfulness for Mercies Received, A Necessary Duty,” 1738 in Sermons on Important Subjects, pp. 98-107
Davies, Samuel – Ingratitude to God an Heinous but General Iniquity in Works, 1:652-67
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1800’s Articles
Payson, Edward
The Christian Manner of Expressing Gratitude in Works, 2:252-264
A Festival Kept to the Lord in Works, 2:275-292. Observations concerning an annual day of of thanksgiving.
God’s Praises Sung; His Works Forgotten in Works, 3:553-568
Spurgeon, C.H. – Thanksgiving and Prayer #532, MTP 9.541-552
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1900’s Articles
Warfield, B.B. – Faith & Life
The Heritage of the Saints in Light, pp. 340-49
Paul’s Great Thanksgiving, pp. 259-66
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On Days of Thanksgiving
Latin Article
1600’s
Voet, Gisbert – Ecclesiastical Politics (Amsterdam: Waesberge, 1663), vol. 1, pt. 1, bk. 2, tract 4
3. Of Public Thanksgivings, Feasts and Good-Days 995
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On the First Thanksgiving Day
McMahon, C. Matthew – The First Thanksgiving Including background info and the original documents
Myers, Andrew – Happy Thanksgiving! 3 paragraphs On the first protestant thanksgiving in North America in Florida in 1564
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Latin
1600’s
Wendelin, Marcus Friedrich – ch. 3, ‘Of Praise, Thanksgiving & of Adoration’ in Christian Theology (Hanau, 1634; 2nd ed., Amsterdam, 1657), bk. 2, ‘Of the Worship of God’, pp. 659-61
Voet, Gisbert – ‘On gratitude & ingratitude’ in Select Theological Disputations (Amsterdam: Jansson, 1667), vol. 4, 50. ‘A Syllabus of Questions on the Whole Decalogue’, p. 789
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“And there was one Anna… which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of Him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.”
Lk. 2:36-38
“But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
1 Cor. 15:57
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