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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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6. Sanctification is an abiding thing. 1 John 3.9. His seed remaineth in him. He who is truly sanctified, cannot fall from that state. Indeed seeming Holiness may be lost, Colours may wash off, Sanctification may suffer an Eclipse, Rev. 2.4. Thou hast left thy first love; but true Sanctification is a blossom of Eternity, 1 John 2.27. The anointing which ye have received abideth in you. He who is truly sanctified, can no more fail away then the Angels which are fixed in their heavenly Orb.
6. Sanctification is an abiding thing. 1 Iohn 3.9. His seed remaineth in him. He who is truly sanctified, cannot fall from that state. Indeed seeming Holiness may be lost, Colours may wash off, Sanctification may suffer an Eclipse, Rev. 2.4. Thou hast left thy first love; but true Sanctification is a blossom of Eternity, 1 John 2.27. The anointing which ye have received abideth in you. He who is truly sanctified, can no more fail away then the Angels which are fixed in their heavenly Orb.
7. Sanctification is a progressive thing, 'tis growing; it is compared to Seed which grows. First the Blade springs up, then the Ear, then the ripe Corn in the Ear. Such as are already sanctified may be more sanctified, 2 Cor. 7.1. Justification doth not admit of degrees, a Believer cannot be more elected or justified then he is, but he may be more sanctified than he is. Sanctification is still increasing, like the Morning Sun which grows brighter to the full Meridian. Knowledge is said to increase,