# “Serious thankfulness” by John Newton

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- Published: 2020-12-10T12:00:24-06:00
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“If we are really Christians, and do indeed believe the tenour of the Scriptures,
with what serious thankfulness, and joyful composure, ought we to commemorate the
coming of a Saviour into the world?

If the little good offices we perform to each other demand a grateful return, what
do we owe to Him, who, of His own free motion and goodness, humbled Himself so far,
and suffered so much, to redeem us from extreme and endless misery?”

–John Newton, [_The Works of John Newton_](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1848715110?tag=toletaupanre-20),
[_Volume 5_](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1848715110?tag=toletaupanre-20) (Carlisle,
PA: Banner of Truth, 1988), 5: 403.

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