A65285:1399
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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3. The right manner of growth is when a Christian hath Grace suitable to his several Employments and Occasions; when Corruptions are strong, and he hath Grace able to give check to them, Burdens are heavy, and he hath Patience able to bear them; Temptations fierce, and he hath Faith able to resist them; here is Grace growing in the right manner.
Quest. 3. Whence is it that true Grace cannot but grow?
Resp. 1. It is proper for Grace to grow, 'tis semen manens, the Seed of God, 1 John 3.9. 'Tis the Nature of Seed to grow; Grace doth not lye in the Heart, as a stone in the Earth, but as Seed in the Earth, which will spring up, first the Blade and then the Ear, and then the full Corn in the Ear.
Resp. 1. It is proper for Grace to grow, 'tis semen manens, the Seed of God, 1 Iohn 3.9. 'Tis the Nature of Seed to grow; Grace doth not lye in the Heart, as a stone in the Earth, but as Seed in the Earth, which will spring up, first the Blade and then the Ear, and then the full Corn in the Ear.