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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65313	Seven sermons on several select subjects preached by Mr. Tho. Watson ...	Watson, Thomas, d. 1686.	1689 (1689)	Wing W1144; ESTC R38959	64,277	202

the contrary of it I argue thus If the Devil and horrour of Conscience be so dreadful then certainly inward peace of Conscience flowing from Christ must needs be very sweet to have Conscience vex and trouble it is as it 's well called a sharp fury Spira he had that inward horrour of Soul when he had sinned that he died with the fear and terrour of Hell in his Soul he thought Judgment less than that Now if the sting of Conscience be so bitter then the peace of Conscience must needs be sweet Hath God set thy Soul which was once like a troublesom Sea now to be calm and peaceable Oh! then sound thy Harp and Viol Admire this God sing forth praises and acclamations unto Christ this blessed Prince of Peace Lastly If Christ hath spoken peace if he hath dropt this blessed peace into your Souls then let me beseech you that you would be careful not to lose this Jewel Labour to preserve this peace in your Souls preserve your peace as you would preserve your lives And to that end First If you would preserve your peace take heed of Relapses they are dangerous Do not tamper any more with sin Dare not to feed sin in a corner Sin is the peace-breaker Psal. 85.8 The Lord will speak peace to his people But what follows but let them not return again to folly Let not them return again to their sins any more There is a great deal of folly in our relapsing from a strict and holy life Secondly Would you preserve this Jewel in your bosoms this blessed peace then make up your Accounts with God daily Often reckoning keeps God and Conscience friends Psal. 4.4 Commune with your own hearts that is call your selves to an account and make up your account make them even see how things stand betwixt God and your Souls observe your Affections whether they are lively examine your Evidences and see if there be no decay in your graces no loss of first love Oh! keep the Reckoning even betwixt God and you that 's the way to keep your peace Thirdly Walk closely with God every day Live as under the continual Inspection of Gods Omniscient Eye Live holily Peace and purity they go together The way to preserve our peace it is to preserve our Integrity Oh! keep your constant hours every day with God Turn your Closets into Temples Search the Scriptures The two Testaments are the two Lips by which God hath spoken to us Love the Word Love Prayer Love the Sabbath Psal. 119. v. 165. Great peace have they that love thy Law. Thus you may sweetly enjoy your selves and this Jewel of peace will be preserved in your bosoms SERMON IV. Psalm 2.12 Kiss the Son lest he be angry and ye perish from the way when his wrath is kindled but a little Blessed are all they that put their trust in him HOly David in the beginning of this Psalm shews us how all the powers and gallantry of the world do rage and confederate against the Lord and his anointed that is Christ verse 2. Rulers take counsel against the Lord and his Anointed That power which he did put into their hands they do imploy against him but their attempt is in vain In the first verse The people imagine a vain thing as if the holy Psalmist had said The Lord will have a Church in spite of Earth and Hell Matth. 16.18 The Gates of Hell shall not prevail against it that is neither the Power of Hell nor the Policy of Hell shall prevail against his Church Neither the Serpents subtilty nor yet the Dragons fierceness shall prevail against it We read that the Ship in the Gospel was tossed on the Waves but was not overwhelmed The Ship was tossed because sin was in it but not overwhelmed because Christ was in it Christ is in the Ship of his Church and the more opposition is made against the Church of God the more it encreases It grows by opposition Exod. 1.12 The more they were afflicted the more they multiplied saith Chrysostom It is just like the Torch the more 't is beaten the more it flames Religion is that Phoenix that is always flourishing in the Ashes of Martyrs Therefore let the great ones conspire and take counsel against the Lord and his Christ they do imagine a vain thing In the 4th verse we read that when the wicked sit plotting God he smiles at them He that sits in the Heavens shall laugh at them God laughs to see mens folly to see poor weak Clay go to take head and to strive with the Potter But let the wicked remember that God is never more angry with them than when he laughs He will speak to 'em in a fair Language as you may read in verse 5. After his laughing then he shall speak to them in his wrath And what doth he say verse 6. Yet have I set my King upon my holy Hill of Zion In spite of all the powers of darkness Jesus Christ shall have a Throne to sit upon among his People And the Crown shall flourish upon his head I have set my King that is I have anointed Christ to be King and poured on him the Ointment of grace and gladness I will have my Son to reign and such as will not bow to his golden Scepter shall be broken with his Iron Rod verse 9. Then after this the Psalmist makes the Inference Before he had been making the Doctrine to Kings and great ones of the world and now he makes the Use in verse 10. Be wise now therefore O ye Kings Be instructed ye Iudges of the Earth Serve the Lord with fear As if he had said Come at last to your wits don't stand out any longer in contest with God and his Son Jesus Christ but rather bow to him throw your Crowns at his feet make your peace with him Serve the Lord with fear so the Text ushers in And it is a part of the good counsel the Holy Ghost gives Kiss the Son lest he be angry and ye perish from the way Kissing of the Son it denotes two things First Adoration It was an antient custom to kiss the Son when they admired Iob 31.27 So Ierom and others read the word Admire the Son. Adoration it is a Crown Jewel proper to Christ and to his Crown Admire the Son that 's the first Secondly Kissing the Son it denotes subjection So we find 1 Sam. 10.1 Samuel kissed Saul when he anointed him King He kissed him in token of homage and subjection to him So that 's the meaning of the Text Kiss the Son that is admire him The Text falls into these two parts First Here 's a duty Kiss the Son. Secondly The reason of it and that is very cogent lest he be angry So here are two Propositions do result from the words I shall only speak to the first and draw in the other in the Application Doct. 1. Iesus Christ is the Son of God. Doct. 2. It is a