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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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of_o the_o second_o table_n as_o well_o as_o the_o first_o he_o be_v for_o equity_n as_o well_o as_o piety_n 1_o thessaly_n 4.6_o that_o no_o man_n go_v beyond_o and_o defraud_v his_o brother_n in_o any_o matter_n a_o sincere_a heart_n think_v he_o may_v as_o well_o rob_v as_o defraud_v his_o rule_n be_v to_o do_v to_o other_o what_o he_o will_v have_v they_o do_v to_o he_o matt._n 7.12_o 7._o a_o heart_n without_o guile_n be_v true_a in_o his_o promise_n his_o word_n be_v as_o good_a as_o his_o bond_n if_o he_o have_v make_v a_o promise_n though_o it_o be_v to_o his_o prejudice_n and_o do_v entrench_v upon_o his_o profit_n he_o will_v not_o go_v back_o the_o hypocrite_n play_v fast_o and_o loose_a fly_v from_o his_o word_n there_o be_v no_o more_o bind_v he_o with_o oath_n and_o promise_n than_o samson_n can_v be_v bind_v with_o green_a with_o 's_o judg._n 16.7_o a_o sincere_a soul_n say_v as_o jephtha_n judg._n 11.3_o 5._o i_o have_v open_v my_o mouth_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o i_o can_v go_v back_o 8._o a_o heart_n without_o guile_n be_v faithful_a in_o his_o friendship_n he_o be_v what_o he_o pretend_v his_o heart_n go_v along_o with_o his_o tongue_n as_o a_o well-made_a dial_n go_v with_o the_o sun_n he_o can_v flatter_v and_o hate_v commend_v and_o censure_n counterfeit_v of_o love_n be_v hypocrisy_n it_o be_v too_o usual_a to_o betray_v with_o a_o kiss_n 2_o sam._n 20.9_o joab_n take_v abner_n by_o the_o beard_n to_o kiss_v he_o and_o smite_v he_o in_o the_o five_o rib_n that_o he_o die_v many_o deceive_v with_o sugar_n word_n physician_n use_v to_o judge_v of_o the_o health_n of_o the_o body_n by_o the_o tongue_n if_o that_o look_v well_o the_o body_n be_v in_o health_n but_o we_o can_v judge_v of_o friendship_n by_o the_o tongue_n the_o word_n may_v be_v full_a of_o honey_n when_o the_o heart_n have_v the_o gall_n of_o malice_n sure_o his_o heart_n be_v not_o true_a to_o god_n who_o be_v treacherous_a to_o his_o friend_n thus_o you_o see_v what_o a_o heart_n without_o guile_n be_v now_o to_o have_v such_o a_o heart_n be_v a_o sign_n sin_n be_v pardon_v god_n will_v not_o impute_v sin_n to_o he_o in_o who_o spirit_n be_v no_o guile_n what_o a_o bless_a thing_n be_v this_o not_o to_o have_v sin_n impute_v if_o our_o sin_n be_v not_o impute_v it_o be_v as_o if_o we_o have_v no_o sin_n sin_n remit_v be_v as_o if_o they_o have_v not_o be_v commit_v this_o be_v the_o blessing_n belong_v to_o a_o sincere_a soul_n god_n impute_v not_o iniquity_n to_o he_o in_o who_o spirit_n be_v no_o guile_n 9_o he_o who_o sin_n be_v forgive_v be_v willing_a to_o forgive_v other_o who_o have_v offend_v he_o ephes._n 4.32_o forgive_a one_o another_o even_o as_o god_n for_o christ_n sake_n have_v forgive_v you_o a_o hypocrite_n will_v read_v come_v to_o church_n give_v alm_n build_v hospital_n but_o can_v forgive_v wrong_n he_o will_v rather_o want_v forgiveness_n from_o god_n than_o he_o will_v forgive_v his_o enemy_n a_o pardon_v soul_n argue_v thus_o have_v god_n be_v so_o good_a to_o i_o to_o forgive_v i_o my_o sin_n and_o shall_v not_o i_o imitate_v he_o in_o this_o have_v he_o forgive_v i_o pound_n and_o shall_v not_o i_o forgive_v pence_n it_o be_v note_v of_o cranmer_n nihil_fw-la oblivisci_fw-la solet_fw-la praeter_fw-la injurias_fw-la cicero_n he_o be_v of_o a_o forgive_a spirit_n and_o will_v do_v office_n of_o love_n to_o they_o that_o have_v injure_v he_o like_o the_o sun_n which_o have_v draw_v up_o black_a vapour_n from_o the_o earth_n return_v they_o back_o in_o sweet_a shower_n by_o this_o touchstone_n we_o may_v try_v whether_o our_o sin_n be_v pardon_v we_o need_v not_o climb_v up_o into_o heaven_n to_o see_v whether_o our_o sin_n be_v forgive_v but_o let_v we_o look_v into_o our_o heart_n be_v we_o of_o forgive_a spirit_n can_v we_o bury_v injury_n requite_v good_a for_o evil_a a_o good_a sign_n we_o be_v forgive_v of_o god_n if_o we_o can_v find_v all_o these_o thing_n wrought_v in_o our_o soul_n they_o be_v 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