Mystery of Providence - Flavel - XII - Chapter 10 continued

Required reading 
Mystery of Providence by John Flavel (available from Amazon or free on the internet, here for example) - Chapter 10 continued (Sections 'The remembering and recording...'; 'The remembrance of former...'; 'The due observation of Providence will endear...' and 'The due observations of Providence have a marvellous...'

My notes and thoughts
Four sections are part of the reading today from chapter 10 on the advantages of meditating on providence.

(i) Meditating on providence supports faith in the future
When in trouble, remember: 'This is not the first time I have had the same doubts and despondencies; and yet God has carried me through all (Psa 77:7-9).  This is what prevents a Christian from losing all his hopes in an hour of temptation.  O how useful are these things to the people of God!'

(ii) Meditating on providence supports praise and thanksgiving
'It is sweet to recount them to the Lord in prayer, to lie at His feet in a holy astonishment at His gracious condescension to poor worms.'

(iii) Meditating on providence will endear Jesus Christ to our souls
This whole section was splendid.  So much good meat to chew over.  Just a taste: 'So whatever good we receive from the hand of Providence, we must put it upon the score of Christ's blood; and when we receive it, we may say, it is the price of blood; it is a mercy rising up out of the death of Christ; it cost Him dear though it come to me freely; it is sweet in the possession but costly in the acquisition.'

(iv) Meditating on providence melts the heart to submit to God

Now it's your turn
Please post your own notes and thoughts in the comments section below.