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 ADOPTION.

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5. That God should take great Numbers out of the Devil's Family and adopt them into the Family of Heaven. Christ is said to bring many sons to glory, Heb. 2.10. Men adopt usually but one Heir, but God is resolved to increase his Family, he brings many Sons to Glory. God's adopting Millions, is the Wonder of Love. Had but one been adopted, all of us might have despaired, but he brings many Sons to Glory; this opens a Door of Hope to us.

5. That God should take great Numbers out of the Devil's Family and adopt them into the Family of Heaven. Christ is said to bring many sons to glory, Heb. 2.10. Men adopt usually but one Heir, but God is resolved to encrease his Family, he brings many Sons to Glory. God's adopting Millions, is the Wonder of Love. Had but one been adopted, all of us might have despair'd, but he brings many Sons to Glory; this opens a Door of Hope to us.

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6. That God should confer so great Honour upon us in adopting us: David thought it no small Honour, that he should be a King's Son-in-law, 1 Sam. 18.18. But what Honour to be the Sons of the High God? And the more Honour God hath put upon us in adopting us the more he hath magnified his Love towards us. What Honour that God hath made us so near in Alliance to him, Sons of God the Father, Members of God the Son, Temples of God the Holy Ghost, that he hath made us [Greek or Hebrew], as the Angels, Matth. 22.30. Nay, in some sense superior to the Angels, all proclaims the Wonder of God's Love in adopting us.

6. That God should confer so great Honour upon us in adopting us: David thought it no small Honour, that he should be a King's Son-in-law,

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