"My brethren, when God first began to love you, He gave you all that He ever meant to give you in the lump, and eternity of time is that in which He is retailing of it out"

In this quote, Thomas Goodwin recommends that God's love for humanity started long back which He has actually given us all the blessings He ever planned to give us in one fell swoop. However, instead of getting them simultaneously, we need to await God to disperse them gradually over the course of our lives. Goodwin likens this to a retail transaction in which God is the seller and we are the purchasers. Every day, week, and year that goes by represents a small piece of the boundless blessings that God has actually promised us. In essence, the quote reminds us that God's love is nonstop and that His presents pertain to us in several forms, if we are open to getting them.