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An exposition of the assemblies catechism with practical inferences from each question as it…
An exposition of the assemblies catechism with practical inferences from each question as it was carried on in the Lords Days exercises in Dartmouth, in the first year of liberty, 1688 / by John Flavell.
London: printed for Tho. Cockerill, 1692
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Q. 12. What is the fifth inference hence?
A. That God's eye discovers the closest Idolatry in the world, whether it be in secret actions; Ezek. 8.12. Hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark? Every man in the chambers of his imaginary; for they say, the Lord seeth us not, the Lord hath forsaken the earth. Or inward affections. Col. 3.5. Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth, fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is Idolatry.
Q 13. What is the sixth inference from hence?
A. That an high and full condition in the world, is a dangerous condition, and lies most exposed to the danger of Heart-idolatry. Prov. 30.9. Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord?