A Body of Practical Divinity

Name: A Body of Practical Divinity
Author: Thomas Watson

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 ...

Thomas Watson d. 1686London: printed for Thomas Parkurst, 1692

[5], iv, 300, 331-544, 801-880, 965-1007, [7] p. · 512k words · Wing W1109 · ESTC R32148

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Of FAITH.

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Resp. 1. Because of God's Sanction: He hath appointed this Grace to be justifying, and he doth it because Faith is a Grace that takes a Man off himself, and gives all the Honour to Christ and Free-grace, Rom. 4.20. Strong in faith giving glory to God. Therefore God hath put this Honour on Faith, to make it saving and justifying. The King's Stamp makes the Coin pass for Currant; if he would put his Stamp upon Leather, as well as Silver, it would make it Currant. So God having put his Sanction, the Stamp of his Authority and Institution upon Faith, this makes it to be justifying and saving.

Resp. 1. Because of God's Sanction: He hath appointed this Grace to be justifying, and he doth it because Faith is a Grace that takes a Man off himself, and gives all the Honour to Christ and Free-grace, Rom. 4.20. Strong in faith giving glory to God. Therefore God hath put this Honour on Faith, to make it saving and justifying. The King's Stamp makes the Coyn pass for Currant; if he would put his Stamp upon Leather, as well as Silver, it would make it Currant. So God having put his Sanction, the Stamp of his Authority and Institution upon Faith, this makes it to be justifying and saving.

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2. Because Faith makes us one with Christ, Eph. 3.17. It is the espousing incorporating Grace, it gives us Coalition and Union with Christ's Person; other Graces make us like Christ, Faith makes us Members of Christ.

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1. Use of Exhortation: Let us above all things labour for Faith: Fides est sanctissimum humani pectoris bonum.

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