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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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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. Such as walk in close Communion with God, have more than others.
1. Initial Joy, Joy, in Semine, in the Seed, Psal. 97.11. Light (a Metaphor for Joy) is sown for the Righteous, Grace in the Heart is a Seed of Joy. Though a Christian wants the Sun, he hath a Day-star in his Heart.
1. Initial Joy, Joy, in Semine, in the Seed, Psal. 97.11. Light (a Metaphor for Joy) is sown for the Righteous, Grace in the Heart is a Seed of Ioy. Though a Christian wants the Sun, he hath a Day-star in his Heart.
2. A Believer hath Real, though not Royal Comforts; he hath, as Aquinas saith, Gaudium in Deo, though not à Deo, Joy in God, though not from God: Joy in God, is the Delight and Complacency the Soul takes in God, Psal. 104.34. My Soul shall be glad in the Lord. He that is truly gracious, is so far joyful, as to take Comfort in God; though he cannot say, God rejoiceth in him; yet he can say, he rejoiceth in God.
2. A Believer hath Real, though not Royal Comforts; he hath, as Aquinas saith, Gaudium in Deo, though not à Deo, Joy in God, though not from God: Joy in God, is the Delight and Complacency the Soul takes in God, Psal. 104.34. My Soul shall be glad in the Lord. He that is truly gracious, is so far joyful, as to take Comfort in God; though he cannot say, God rejoyceth in him; yet he can say, he rejoyceth in God.