A65285:1056
A Body of Practical Divinity
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 ...
London: printed for Thomas Parkurst, 1692
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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.
Resp. By the Noble Effects: 1. Faith is a Christ-prizing Grace, it puts an high Valuation upon Christ, 1 Pet. 2.7. To you that believe he is precious. St. Paul did best know Christ, 1 Cor. 9.1. Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? Paul saw Christ with his bodily Eyes in a Vision when he was wrapped up into the third Heaven; and he saw him with the Eye of his Faith in the Holy Supper, ergo, he best knew Christ. And see how he stiles all things in comparison of him, Phil. 3.8. I count all things but [Greek or Hebrew], dung, that I may win Christ. Do we set an high Estimate on Christ? could we be willing to part with our Wedge of Gold, for the Pearl of Price? Greg. Nazianzen blessed God he had any thing to lose for Christ's sake.
Resp. By the Noble Effects: 1. Faith is a Christ-prizing Grace, it puts an high Valuation upon Christ, 1 Pet. 2.7. To you that believe he is precious. St. Paul did best know Christ, 1 Cor. 9.1. Have I not seen Iesus Christ our Lord? Paul saw Christ with his bodily Eyes in a Vision when he was wrapped up into the third Heaven; and he saw him with the Eye of his Faith in the Holy Supper, ergo, he best knew Christ. And see how he stiles all things in comparison of him, Phil. 3.8. I count all things but 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, dung, that I may win Christ. Do we set an high Estimate on Christ? could we be willing to part with our Wedg of Gold, for the Pearl of Price? Greg. Nazianzen blessed God he had any thing to lose for Christ's sake.