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A65285 A body of practical divinity consisting of above one hundred seventy six sermons on the lesser catechism composed by the reverend assembly of divines at Westminster : with a supplement of some sermons on several texts of Scripture / by Thomas Watson ... Watson, Thomas, d. 1686. 1692 (1692) Wing W1109; ESTC R32148 1,021,388 604

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speak_v be_v too_o precious_a to_o be_v lose_v as_o we_o will_v have_v god_n hear_v all_o our_o word_n when_o we_o pray_v so_o we_o must_v hear_v all_o his_o word_n when_o he_o speak_v we_o must_v not_o be_v as_o the_o deaf_a adder_n which_o stop_v her_o ear_n he_o that_o stop_v his_o ear_n when_o god_n cry_v shall_v cry_v himself_o and_o not_o be_v hear_v 2._o if_o god_n speak_v all_o these_o word_n than_o we_o must_v attend_v to_o they_o with_o reverence_n every_o word_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v a_o oracle_n from_o heaven_n god_n himself_o be_v the_o preacher_n this_o call_v for_o reverence_n if_o a_o judge_n give_v a_o charge_n upon_o the_o bench_n all_o attend_v with_o reverence_n in_o the_o moral_a law_n god_n himself_o give_v a_o charge_n god_n speak_v all_o these_o word_n therefore_o with_o what_o veneration_n shall_v we_o attend_v moses_n be_v to_o put_v off_o his_o shoe_n from_o his_o foot_n in_o token_n of_o reverence_n when_o god_n be_v about_o to_o speak_v to_o he_o 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of_o heaven_n how_o will_v the_o angel_n confirm_v the_o woman_n in_o the_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n mat._n 28.7_o lo_o say_v he_o i_o have_v tell_v you_o i_o speak_v in_o the_o word_n of_o a_o angel_n much_o more_o shall_v the_o moral_a law_n be_v believe_v when_o it_o come_v to_o we_o in_o the_o word_n of_o a_o god_n god_n speak_v all_o these_o word_n unbelief_n enervate_v the_o virtue_n of_o god_n word_n and_o make_v it_o prove_v abortive_a heb._n 4.2_o the_o word_n do_v not_o profit_n not_o be_v mix_v with_o faith_n eve_n give_v more_o credit_n to_o the_o devil_n when_o he_o speak_v than_o she_o do_v to_o god_n 5._o if_o god_n speak_v all_o these_o word_n then_o love_v the_o commandment_n psal._n 119.97_o o_o how_o love_v i_o thy_o law_n it_o be_v my_o meditation_n all_o the_o day_n consider_v how_o i_o love_v thy_o precept_n psal._n 119.159_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v the_o copy_n of_o god_n will_n our_o spiritual_a directory_n it_o show_v what_o sin_n to_o avoid_v what_o 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out_o thy_o transgression_n the_o hebrew_n word_n mecha_n to_o blot_v out_o allude_v to_o a_o creditor_n who_o when_o his_o debtor_n have_v pay_v he_o blot_v out_o the_o debt_n and_o give_v he_o a_o acquittance_n so_o god_n when_o he_o forgive_v sin_n blot_v out_o the_o debt_n he_o draw_v the_o red_a line_n of_o christ_n blood_n over_o our_o sin_n and_o so_o cross_v the_o debt-book_n 4._o to_o forgive_v sin_n be_v for_o god_n to_o scatter_v our_o sin_n as_o a_o cloud_n isa._n 44.22_o i_o have_v blot_v out_o as_o a_o thick_a cloud_n your_o transgression_n sin_n be_v the_o cloud_n interpose_v god_n dispel_v the_o cloud_n and_o break_v forth_o with_o the_o light_n of_o his_o countenance_n 5._o to_o forgive_v sin_n be_v for_o god_n to_o cast_v our_o sin_n into_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o sea_n micah_n 7.19_o which_o imply_v god_n bury_v they_o out_o of_o sight_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n against_o we_o thou_o will_v cast_v all_o their_o sin_n into_o the_o 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minister_n to_o forgive_v sin_n john_n 20.23_o who_o soever_o sin_n you_o remit_v they_o be_v remit_v unto_o they_o answ._n minister_n can_v remit_v sin_n authoritative_o and_o effective_o but_o only_o declarative_o they_o have_v a_o special_a office_n and_o authority_n to_o apply_v the_o promise_n of_o pardon_n to_o break_a heart_n when_o a_o minister_n see_v one_o humble_v for_o sin_n yet_o be_v afraid_a god_n have_v not_o pardon_v he_o and_o be_v ready_a to_o be_v swallow_v up_o of_o sorrow_n in_o this_o case_n a_o minister_n for_o the_o ease_n of_o this_o man_n conscience_n may_v in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n declare_v to_o he_o that_o he_o be_v pardon_v the_o minister_n do_v not_o forgive_v sin_n by_o
because_o he_o have_v bind_v himself_o by_o promise_n to_o forgive_v a_o humble_a confessor_n of_o sin_n cum_fw-la accusat_fw-la excusat_fw-la tertull._n when_o we_o accuse_v ourselves_o god_n absolve_v we_o we_o be_v apt_a to_o hide_v our_o sin_n job_n 31.33_o which_o be_v as_o great_a a_o folly_n as_o for_o one_o to_o hide_v his_o disease_n from_o the_o physician_n but_o when_o we_o open_v our_o sin_n to_o god_n by_o confess_v he_o open_v his_o mercy_n to_o we_o by_o forgive_a 4._o mean_n for_o pardon_n sound_a repentance_n repentance_n and_o remission_n be_v put_v together_o luk._n 24_o 47._o there_o be_v a_o promise_n of_o a_o fountain_n open_v for_o the_o wash_n away_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n zach._n 13.1_o but_o see_v what_o go_v before_o zac._n 12.10_o they_o shall_v look_v upon_o i_o who_o they_o have_v pierce_v and_o shall_v mourn_v for_o he_o isa._n 1.16_o wash_v you_o make_v you_o clean_o that_o be_v wash_v in_o the_o water_n of_o repentance_n and_o then_o follow_v a_o promise_n of_o forgiveness_n though_o your_o sin_n be_v as_o scarlet_a they_o shall_v be_v white_a as_o snow_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o turn_v white_a into_o scarlet_n but_o not_o so_o easy_a to_o turn_v scarlet_a into_o white_a yet_o upon_o repentance_n god_n have_v promise_v to_o make_v the_o scarlet-sinner_n of_o a_o milk-like_a whiteness_n caut_z not_o that_o repentance_n merit_v pardon_n but_o it_o prepare_v for_o it_o we_o set_v our_o seal_n on_o the_o wax_n when_o it_o melt_v god_n seal_v his_o pardon_n on_o melt_a heart_n 5._o mean_n faith_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o christ._n it_o be_v christ_n blood_n wash_v away_o sin_n rev._n 1.6_o but_o this_o blood_n will_v not_o wash_v away_o sin_n unless_o it_o be_v apply_v by_o faith_n the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o the_o sprinkle_v of_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n 1_o pet._n 1.2_o many_o be_v not_o pardon_v though_o christ_n blood_n be_v shed_v because_o it_o be_v not_o sprinkle_v now_o it_o be_v faith_n that_o sprinkle_v christ_n blood_n 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pray_v for_o health_n riches_n child_n but_o christ_n have_v teach_v we_o what_o to_o pray_v for_o chief_o remit_v nobis_fw-la debita_fw-la nostra_fw-la forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n and_o be_v earnest_a suitor_n for_o pardon_n consider_v what_o guilt_n of_o sin_n be_v it_o bind_v one_o over_o to_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n better_a thy_o house_n be_v haunt_v with_o devil_n than_o thy_o soul_n with_o guilt_n he_o who_o be_v in_o the_o bond_n of_o iniquity_n must_v needs_o be_v in_o the_o gall_n of_o bitterness_n act_v 8.23_o a_o guilty_a soul_n wear_v cain_n mark_n which_o be_v a_o tremble_v at_o heart_n and_o a_o sha●●ng_n in_o his_o flesh._n gild_n make_v the_o sinner_n afraid_a lest_o every_o trouble_v he_o meet_v with_o shall_v arrest_v he_o and_o bring_v he_o to_o judgement_n if_o guilt_n be_v so_o dismal_a and_o breed_v such_o convulsion_n fit_v in_o the_o conscience_n how_o earnest_n shall_v we_o be_v in_o prayer_n that_o god_n will_v remove_v this_o guilt_n and_o so_o earnest_a 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have_v no_o way_n oblige_v i_o but_o lord_n pardon_v i_o because_o thou_o have_v promise_v it_o i_o urge_v thy_o covenant_n when_o a_o man_n be_v to_o die_v by_o the_o law_n he_o call_v for_o his_o book_n so_o say_v lord_n let_v i_o have_v the_o benefit_n of_o my_o book_n thy_o word_n say_v if_o the_o sinner_n forsake_v his_o evil_a way_n thou_o will_v pardon_v abundant_o isa._n 55.7_o lord_n i_o have_v forsake_v my_o sin_n let_v i_o therefore_o have_v mercy_n i_o plead_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o book_n but_o for_o who_o sake_n shall_v i_o pardon_v thou_o can_v not_o deserve_v it_o lord_n for_o thy_o own_o name_n sake_n thou_o have_v say_v thou_o will_v blot_v out_o sin_n for_o thy_o own_o name_n sake_n isa._n 43.25_o it_o will_v be_v no_o eclipse_v to_o thy_o crown_n how_o will_v thy_o mercy_n shine_v forth_o and_o all_o thy_o other_o attribute_n ride_v in_o triumph_n if_o thou_o shall_v pardon_v i_o thus_o plead_v with_o god_n in_o prayer_n and_o resolve_v not_o to_o give_v he_o over_o till_o thy_o pardon_n be_v seal_v god_n can_v deny_v importunity_n he_o delight_v in_o mercy_n as_o the_o mother_n say_v chrysostom_n delight_v to_o have_v her_o breast_n milk_v so_o god_n delight_v to_o milk_n out_o the_o breast_n of_o mercy_n to_o the_o sinner_n these_o mean_n be_v use_v will_v procure_v this_o great_a blessedness_n the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n thus_o i_o have_v do_v with_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o five_o petition_n forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n i_o come_v next_o to_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o petition_n as_o we_o forgive_v our_o debtor_n mat._n 6.12_o as_o we_o forgive_v our_o debtor_n or_o as_o we_o forgive_v they_o that_o trespass_n against_o we_o i_o proceed_v to_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o petition_n as_o we_o forgive_v they_o that_o trespass_n against_o we_o as_o we_o forgive_v this_o word_n as_o be_v not_o a_o note_n of_o equality_n but_o similitude_n not_o that_o we_o equal_a god_n in_o forgive_a but_o imitate_v he_o this_o great_a duty_n of_o forgive_n other_o be_v a_o cross_v the_o stream_n it_o be_v contrary_a to_o flesh_n and_o blood_n man_n forget_v kindness_n but_o remember_v injury_n but_o it_o be_v a_o indispensable_a duty_n to_o forgive_v we_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o trust_v a_o enemy_n but_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o forgive_v he_o we_o be_v natural_o prone_a to_o revenge_v revenge_n say_v homer_n be_v sweet_a as_o drop_a honey_n the_o heathen_a philosopher_n hold_v revenge_v lawful_a vlcisci_fw-la te_fw-la lacessitus_fw-la potes_fw-la cicero_n but_o we_o learn_v better_a thing_n out_o of_o the_o oracle_n of_o scripture_n mar._n 11.25_o when_o you_o stand_v pray_v forgive_v mat._n 5.44_o col._n 3.13_o if_o a_o man_n have_v a_o quarrel_n against_o any_o even_o as_o christ_n forgive_v you_o so_o also_o do_v you_o quest._n 1._o how_o can_v we_o forgive_v other_o when_o it_o be_v only_a god_n forgive_v sin_n answ._n in_o every_o breach_n of_o the_o second_o table_n there_o be_v two_o thing_n a_o offence_n against_o god_n and_o a_o trespass_n against_o man_n so_o far_o as_o it_o be_v a_o offence_n against_o god_n only_o he_o can_v forgive_v but_o so_o far_o as_o it_o be_v a_o trespass_n against_o man_n so_o we_o may_v forgive_v quest._n 2._o when_o do_v we_o forgive_v other_o answ._n when_o we_o strive_v against_o all_o thought_n of_o revenge_n if_o it_o be_v in_o our_o power_n to_o do_v our_o enemy_n mischief_n we_o will_v not_o we_o wish_v well_o to_o they_o grieve_v at_o their_o calamity_n we_o pray_v for_o they_o we_o seek_v reconciliation_n with_o they_o we_o show_v ourselves_o ready_a on_o all_o occasion_n to_o relieve_v they_o this_o be_v gospel_n forgive_a object_n 1._o but_o i_o have_v be_v much_o injure_v
spirit_n inflame_v and_o your_o tongue_n on_o fire_n say_v as_o it_o be_v deut._n 29.24_o what_o mean_v the_o heat_n of_o this_o great_a anger_n whence_o do_v this_o fire_n come_v be_v this_o coal_n fetch_v from_o the_o altar_n or_o the_o infernal_a pit_n do_v not_o satan_n kindle_v this_o fire_n in_o my_o tongue_n and_o then_o warm_v himself_o at_o it_o 6_o motive_n the_o sin_n of_o the_o tongue_n be_v provoke_v to_o god_n and_o prejudicial_a to_o we_o 1._o provoke_v to_o god_n they_o make_v the_o fury_n rise_v up_o in_o his_o face_n psal._n 106.33_o moses_n speak_v unadvised_o with_o his_o li_n what_o be_v this_o unadvised_a speech_n numb_a 20.10_o 11._o hear_v now_o you_o rebel_n must_v we_o fetch_v you_o water_n out_o of_o this_o rock_n though_o he_o be_v a_o favourite_n and_o god_n have_v speak_v with_o he_o face_n to_o face_n yet_o god_n give_v he_o a_o check_n for_o it_o it_o turn_v his_o smile_n into_o a_o frown_n 2._o prejudicial_a to_o we_o moses_n rash_a speech_n shut_v he_o out_o of_o canaan_n it_o may_v we_o out_o of_o heaven_n of_o which_o that_o be_v but_o a_o type_n the_o fiery_a tongue_n oft_o bring_v man_n to_o the_o fiery_a furnace_n the_o rich_a man_n cry_v for_o a_o drop_n of_o water_n to_o cool_v his_o tongue_n origen_n note_n he_o have_v sin_v most_o in_o his_o tongue_n and_o god_n punish_v he_o most_o in_o his_o tongue_n 7_o motive_n he_o who_o offend_v not_o in_o his_o tongue_n be_v a_o perfect_a man_n a_o high_a expression_n if_o any_o man_n offend_v not_o in_o word_n the_o same_o be_v a_o perfect_a man_n that_o be_v attain_v to_o a_o very_a high_a degree_n in_o the_o high_a form_n of_o christ_n school_n a_o prudent_a man_n or_o a_o upright_a man_n or_o comparative_o in_o comparison_n of_o other_o such_o as_o have_v not_o get_v the_o conquest_n over_o their_o passion_n he_o be_v far_o above_o they_o and_o in_o comparison_n of_o they_o he_o be_v a_o perfect_a man_n such_o a_o one_o be_v holy_a cranmer_n that_o can_v not_o be_v provoke_v by_o the_o ill_a carriage_n of_o other_o but_o requite_v injury_n with_o kindness_n 8_o motive_n you_o must_v give_v a_o account_n to_o god_n as_o well_o of_o your_o speech_n as_o your_o action_n mat._n 12.36_o every_o idle_a word_n that_o man_n shall_v speak_v they_o shall_v give_v account_n thereof_o in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n word_n of_o no_o account_n will_v have_v a_o heavy_a account_n and_o if_o god_n will_v reckon_v with_o man_n for_o every_o idle_a angry_a word_n then_o what_o will_v he_o do_v for_o sinful_a oath_n o_o that_o my_o word_n be_v write_v job_n 19.23_o true_o if_o many_o people_n word_n be_v write_v they_o will_v be_v ashamed_a of_o they_o and_o let_v i_o tell_v you_o your_o word_n be_v write_v rev._n 20.12_o the_o book_n be_v open_v in_o the_o book_n of_o god_n remembrance_n all_o your_o word_n be_v write_v you_o have_v need_v then_o be_v careful_a you_o offend_v not_o with_o your_o tongue_n god_n write_v down_o all_o you_o speak_v and_o you_o must_v give_v a_o account_n to_o he_o when_o latimer_n hear_v the_o pen_n go_v behind_o the_o hang_n he_o be_v careful_a in_o his_o answer_n and_o let_v i_o tell_v you_o as_o your_o word_n be_v such_o will_v your_o sentence_n be_v when_o the_o book_n be_v open_v god_n will_v proceed_v with_o you_o in_o judicature_n according_a to_o your_o word_n by_o your_o word_n you_o shall_v be_v save_v or_o condemn_v matth._n 12.37_o by_o thy_o word_n thou_o shall_v be_v justify_v and_o by_o thy_o word_n thou_o shall_v be_v condemn_v this_o shall_v bridle_v our_o tongue_n from_o evil_a speak_n if_o our_o word_n be_v good_a the_o sentence_n will_v go_v on_o our_o side_n if_o evil_a the_o sentence_n will_v go_v against_o we_o by_o thy_o word_n etc._n etc._n treasonable_a word_n make_v man_n guilty_a in_o man_n court_n and_o vain_a sinful_a in_o god_n against_o be_v weary_a in_o well-doing_n gal._n 6.9_o and_o let_v we_o not_o be_v weary_a in_o well-doing_n for_o in_o due_a season_n we_o shall_v reap_v if_o we_o 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