“Methinks the Doctrine of Free Grace should powerfully induce us to Humility, Seeing that it is God only, who has made us to differ from others, and that we have nothing but what we have receiv'd. We are his Debtors, for all we have in Hand or Hope. The Nature of Grace supposes the Object, upon whom it is vouchsafed, unworthy of it. A continued humbling Sense of this, would as much conduce to our Benefit, as Ornament.

And seeing the good God is pleas'd to heap many undeserved Kindnesses freely upon us, why should we not imitate his Grace, by conferring Benefits upon our fellow Creatures, without any regard to Dignity, or Hopes of a reward from them: By this we should glorify God and convince others that we are his Children.” — Gilbert Tennent, “The Grace of God” in Twenty-Three Sermons Upon the Chief End of Man (1744), p. 343