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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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ship_n that_o lie_v always_o on_o the_o shore_n or_o of_o armour_n that_o hang_v up_o and_o rust_v to_o live_v out_o of_o a_o call_v expose_v a_o person_n to_o temptation_n melancton_n call_v idleness_n balneum_fw-la diaboli_fw-la the_o devil_n bath_n because_o he_o bathe_v himself_o with_o delight_n in_o a_o idle_a soul_n we_o do_v not_o use_v to_o sow_v seed_n in_o ground_n when_o it_o lie_v fallow_a but_o satan_n sow_v most_o of_o his_o seed_n of_o temptation_n in_o such_o person_n as_o lie_v fallow_a and_o be_v out_o of_o a_o call_v idleness_n be_v the_o nurse_n of_o vice_n seneca_n a_o heathen_a can_v say_v nullus_fw-la mihi_fw-la per_fw-la otium_fw-la dies_fw-la exit_fw-la no_o day_n pass_v i_o without_o some_o labour_n a_o idle_a person_n stand_v for_o a_o cypher_n in_o the_o world_n and_o god_n write_v down_o no_o cipher_n in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n we_o read_v in_o scripture_n of_o eat_v the_o bread_n of_o idleness_n prov._n 31.27_o and_o drink_v the_o wine_n of_o 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our_o blood_n ezek._n 16.6_o we_o have_v no_o spiritual_a beauty_n to_o tempt_v christ._n nay_o we_o be_v not_o only_o in_o our_o blood_n but_o we_o be_v up_o in_o arm_n rom._n 5.8_o when_o we_o be_v enemy_n christ_n die_v for_o we_o when_o he_o be_v shed_v his_o blood_n we_o be_v spit_v our_o poison_n second_o as_o we_o can_v not_o deserve_v so_o neither_o can_v we_o recompense_v christ_n love_n for_o 1._o after_o he_o have_v die_v for_o we_o we_o can_v not_o so_o much_o as_o love_v he_o till_o he_o make_v we_o love_v he_o 2._o we_o can_v give_v christ_n nothing_o in_o lieu_n of_o his_o love_n rom._n 11.35_o who_o have_v first_o give_v to_o he_o we_o be_v fall_v to_o poverty_n if_o we_o have_v any_o beauty_n it_o be_v from_o christ._n ezek._n 16.14_o thou_o be_v comely_a through_o my_o comeliness_n which_o i_o put_v upon_o thou_o if_o we_o bring_v forth_o any_o good_a fruit_n it_o be_v not_o of_o our_o own_o growth_n it_o come_v from_o christ_n the_o true_a vine_n hos._n 14.8_o from_o 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