A65285:1439
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. Grace is carried on to Perseverance by Christs daily Intercession. As the Spirit is at work in the Heart, so is Christ at work in Heaven. Christ is ever praying that the Saints Grace may hold out, John 17.11. Conserva illos, Father keep those whom thou hast given me; keep them as Stars in their Orb, keep them as Jewels, that they may not be lost. Father keep them. That Prayer Christ made for Peter, was the Copy of his Prayer he now makes for Believers, Luke 22.32. I have prayed for thee that thy Faith fail not, [Greek or Hebrew], that it be not totally eclipsed: How can the Children of such Prayers perish?
3. Grace is carried on to Perseverance by Christs daily Intercession. As the Spirit is at work in the Heart, so is Christ at work in Heaven. Christ is ever praying that the Saints Grace may hold out, Iohn 17.11. Conserva illos, Father keep those whom thou hast given me; keep them as Stars in their Orb, keep them as Jewels, that they may not be lost. Father keep them. That Prayer Christ made for Peter, was the Copy of his Prayer he now makes for Believers, Luke 22.32. I have prayed for thee that thy Faith fail not, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, that it be not totally eclipsed: How can the Children of such Prayers perish?
Quest. 2. By what Arguments may we prove the Saints Perseverance?