6. O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen. Should all the world forget, you are bound to remember. Your father
Abraham saw his wonders and judgments upon Sodom, and upon the kings who came
from far, and Jacob also saw the Lord’s marvelous works in visiting the nations
with famine, yet providing for his chosen a choice inheritance in a goodly
land; therefore let the children praise their father’s God. The Israelites were
the Lord’s elect nation, and they were bound to imitate their progenitor, who
was the Lord’s faithful servant and walked before him in holy faith: the seed
of Abraham should not be unbelieving, nor should the children of so true a
servant become rebels. As we read this pointed appeal to the chosen seed we
should recognize the special claims which the Lord has upon ourselves, since we
too have been favored above all others. Election is not a couch for ease, but
an argument for sevenfold diligence. If God has set his choice upon us, let us
aim to be choice people.
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