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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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only_o bow_v the_o knee_n give_v god_n worship_n but_o bring_v present_n golden_a obedience_n this_o be_v to_o glorify_v god_n when_o we_o stick_v at_o no_o service_n we_o will_v fight_v under_o the_o banner_n of_o his_o gospel_n against_o regiment_n and_o we_o say_v to_o he_o as_o david_n to_o king_n saul_n 1_o sam._n 17.32_o thy_o servant_n will_v go_v and_o fight_v with_o this_o philistine_n thus_o you_o see_v wherein_o the_o glorify_v of_o god_n do_v consist_v in_o appretiation_n adoration_n affection_n subjection_n a_o good_a christian_n be_v like_o the_o sun_n which_o do_v not_o only_o send_v forth_o heat_n but_o go_v its_o circuit_n round_o the_o world_n thus_o he_o who_o glorify_v god_n have_v not_o only_o his_o affection_n heat_v with_o love_n to_o god_n but_o he_o go_v his_o circuit_n too_o he_o move_v vigorous_o in_o the_o sphere_n of_o obedience_n quest._n why_o we_o must_v glorify_v god_n resp._n 1_o because_o he_o give_v we_o our_o be_v psal._n 100.3_o it_o be_v he_o that_o have_v make_v we_o we_o think_v it_o a_o great_a kindness_n in_o a_o man_n to_o spare_v our_o life_n but_o what_o kindness_n be_v it_o in_o god_n to_o give_v we_o our_o life_n we_o draw_v our_o breath_n from_o he_o and_o as_o life_n so_o all_o the_o comfort_n of_o life_n be_v from_o god_n he_o give_v we_o health_n which_o be_v the_o sauce_n to_o sweeten_v our_o life_n he_o give_v we_o food_n which_o be_v the_o oil_n that_o nourish_v the_o lamp_n of_o life_n now_o if_o all_o we_o receive_v be_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o bounty_n be_v it_o not_o good_a reason_n we_o shall_v glorify_v he_o and_o live_v to_o he_o see_v we_o live_v by_o he_o rom._n 11.36_o for_o of_o he_o and_o through_o he_o be_v all_o thing_n of_o he_o be_v all_o all_o we_o have_v be_v of_o his_o fullness_n through_o he_o be_v all_o all_o we_o have_v be_v through_o his_o freegrace_n and_o therefore_o to_o he_o shall_v be_v all_o so_o it_o follow_v to_o he_o be_v glory_n for_o ever_o god_n be_v not_o only_o 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may_v exalt_v it_o they_o can_v raise_v he_o in_o heaven_n but_o they_o may_v raise_v he_o in_o the_o esteem_n of_o other_o god_n have_v adopt_v the_o saint_n into_o his_o family_n and_o make_v they_o a_o royal_a priesthood_n that_o they_o shall_v show_v forth_o the_o praise_n of_o he_o who_o have_v call_v they_o 1_o pet._n 2.9_o 3._o because_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n have_v so_o much_o intrinsic_a value_n and_o excellency_n in_o it_o it_o transcend_v the_o thought_n of_o man_n and_o the_o tongue_n of_o angel_n god_n glory_n be_v his_o treasure_n all_o his_o riches_n lie_v here_o as_o mica_n say_v judg._n 18.24_o what_o have_v i_o more_o so_o of_o god_n what_o have_v god_n more_o god_n glory_n be_v more_o worth_a than_o heaven_n more_o worth_a than_o the_o salvation_n of_o all_o man_n soul_n better_a kingdom_n be_v throw_v down_o better_a man_n and_o angel_n be_v annihilate_v than_o god_n shall_v lose_v one_o jewel_n of_o his_o crown_n one_o beam_n of_o his_o glory_n 4._o creature_n 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thorn_n there_o be_v a_o far_o great_a proportion_n of_o bitterness_n than_o pleasure_n in_o this_o life_n prov._n 7.17_o i_o have_v perfume_v my_o bed_n with_o myrrh_n aloe_n and_o cinnamon_n for_o one_o sweet_a ingredient_n there_o be_v two_o bitter_a for_o the_o cinnamon_n there_o be_v myrrh_n and_o aloe_n a_o man_n grace_n will_v not_o exempt_v he_o from_o trouble_n gen._n 47.9_o few_o and_o evil_n have_v the_o day_n of_o the_o year_n of_o my_o life_n be_v though_o he_o be_v a_o godly_a patriarch_n though_o he_o have_v meet_v with_o god_n gen._n 32.30_o he_o name_v the_o name_n of_o the_o place_n peniel_n for_o i_o have_v see_v god_n face_n to_o face_n yet_o he_o have_v his_o trouble_n few_o and_o evil_a etc._n etc._n there_o be_v many_o thing_n to_o embitter_v life_n and_o cause_n trouble_v and_o death_n free_v we_o from_o all_o 1._o care_n the_o mind_n be_v full_a of_o perplex_a thought_n how_o to_o bring_v about_o such_o a_o design_n how_o to_o prevent_v such_o a_o evil._n the_o 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her_o house_n be_v the_o way_n to_o hell_n what_o pain_n do_v other_o take_v in_o persecute_v holiness_n be_v the_o white_a they_o shoot_v at_o it_o be_v say_v of_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n he_o undertake_v more_o tedious_a journey_n and_o go_v upon_o great_a hazard_n to_o vex_v and_o oppose_v the_o jew_n than_o any_o of_o his_o predecessor_n have_v do_v in_o get_v of_o victory_n the_o devil_n blow_v the_o horn_n and_o man_n ride_v pos●_n to_o hell_n as_o if_o they_o fear_v hell_n will_v be_v full_a ere_o they_o can_v get_v thither_o when_o satan_n have_v enter_v into_o judas_n how_o active_a be_v judas_n he_o go_v to_o the_o high_a priest_n from_o they_o to_o the_o band_n of_o soldier_n and_o with_o they_o back_o again_o to_o the_o garden_n and_o never_o leave_v till_o he_o have_v betray_v christ_n how_o industrious_a be_v the_o idolatrous_a jew_n so_o fierce_o be_v they_o bend_v upon_o their_o sin_n that_o they_o will_v sacrifice_v their_o son_n and_o daughter_n to_o their_o idol_n 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fare_n grow_v short_a yet_o a_o interest_n in_o god_n be_v a_o pillar_n of_o support_n to_o we_o and_o we_o may_v with_o david_n encourage_v ourselves_o in_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n mat._n 6.12_o and_o forgive_v we_o our_o debt_n as_o we_o forgive_v our_o debtor_n before_o i_o speak_v strict_o to_o the_o word_n i_o shall_v take_v notice_n 1._o that_o in_o this_o prayer_n there_o be_v but_o one_o petition_n for_o the_o body_n give_v we_o our_o daily_a bread_n but_o two_o petition_n for_o the_o soul_n forgive_v we_o our_o trespass_n lead_v we_o not_o into_o temptation_n but_o deliver_v we_o from_o evil_a hence_o observe_v that_o we_o be_v to_o be_v more_o careful_a for_o our_o soul_n than_o for_o our_o body_n more_o careful_a for_o grace_n than_o daily_a bread_n more_o desirous_a to_o have_v our_o soul_n save_v than_o our_o body_n feed_v in_o the_o law_n the_o weight_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n be_v twice_o as_o big_a as_o the_o common_a weight_n to_o typify_v that_o spiritual_a thing_n 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