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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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heart_n teach_v i_o how_o to_o possess_v the_o world_n and_o not_o love_v it_o how_o to_o hold_v it_o in_o my_o hand_n and_o not_o let_v it_o get_v into_o my_o heart_n so_o much_o for_o the_o commandment_n in_o general_n thou_o shall_v not_o cover_v 2._o i_o shall_v speak_v of_o it_o more_o particular_o thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v thy_o neighbour_n house_n thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v thy_o neighbour_n wife_n etc._n etc._n observe_v here_o the_o holiness_n and_o perfection_n of_o god_n law_n it_o forbid_v the_o motus_fw-la primo_fw-la primi_fw-la the_o first_o motion_n and_o rise_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o heart_n thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v the_o law_n of_o man_n take_v hold_v of_o the_o action_n but_o the_o law_n of_o god_n go_v further_a it_o forbid_v not_o only_o the_o action_n but_o the_o affection_n thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v thy_o neighbour_n house_n it_o be_v not_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o take_v away_o his_o house_n but_o thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v it_o these_o lust_n 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what_o be_v the_o outward_a mean_n whereby_o christ_n communicate_v to_o we_o the_o benefit_n of_o redemption_n answ._n they_o be_v his_o ordinance_n especial_o the_o word_n sacrament_n and_o prayer_n i_o have_v speak_v to_o the_o first_o the_o word_n read_v and_o preach_v i_o now_o proceed_v to_o the_o second_o ii_o the_o way_n whereby_o christ_n communicate_v to_o we_o the_o benefit_n of_o redemption_n be_v in_o the_o use_n of_o the_o sacrament_n quest._n 1._o what_o be_v sacrament_n in_o general_n resp._n they_o be_v visible_a sign_n of_o invisible_a grace_n quest._n 2._o be_v not_o the_o word_n of_o god_n sufficient_a to_o salvation_n what_o need_v then_o be_v there_o of_o sacrament_n resp._n we_o must_v not_o be_v wise_a above_o what_o be_v write_v this_o may_v satisfy_v it_o be_v god_n will_n that_o his_o church_n shall_v have_v sacrament_n and_o it_o be_v god_n goodness_n thus_o by_o sacrament_n to_o condescend_v to_o our_o weak_a capacity_n john_n 4.48_o except_o you_o see_v 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the_o virgin-soul_n it_o deface_v god_n image_n it_o turn_v beauty_n into_o deformity_n it_o be_v call_v the_o plague_n of_o the_o heart_n 1_o king_n 8.38_o it_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o evil_n distil_v a_o child_n of_o god_n mourn_v for_o the_o defilement_n of_o sin_n sin_n have_v a_o black_a aspect_n than_o hell_n 2._o he_o who_o have_v a_o childlike_a heart_n grieve_v for_o sin_n as_o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o enmity_n sin_n be_v diametrical_o opposite_a to_o god_n it_o be_v call_v a_o walk_a contrary_n to_o god_n leu._n 26.40_o if_o they_o shall_v confess_v their_o iniquity_n and_o that_o they_o have_v walk_v contrary_a to_o i_o sin_n do_v all_o it_o can_v to_o spite_n god_n if_o god_n be_v of_o one_o mind_n sin_n will_v be_v of_o another_o sin_n will_v not_o only_o unthrone_v god_n but_o it_o strike_v at_o his_o very_a be_v if_o sin_n can_v help_v it_o god_n shall_v be_v no_o long_o god_n a_o childlike_a heart_n grieve_v for_o this_o o_o say_v he_o that_o i_o shall_v have_v so_o 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