A65285:1458
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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Quest. 1. What Motives and Incentives are there to make Christians persevere?
Resp. 1. It is the Crown and Glory of a Christian to persevere, In Christianis non initia sed fines laudantur. Prov. 16.31. The hoary head is a Crown of Glory, if found in the way of Righteousness. When grey Hairs shine with golden Virtues, this is a Crown of Glory. The Church of Ihyatira was best at last, Rev. 2.19. I know thy patience and thy works, and the last to be more than the first. The Excellency of a Building is not in having the first stone laid, but when it is finished. The Glory and Excellency of a Christian, is when he hath finished the work of Faith.
Resp. 1. It is the Crown and Glory of a Christian to persevere, In Christianis non initia sed fines laudantur. Prov. 16.31. The hoary head is a Crown of Glory, if found in the way of Righteousness. When gray Hairs shine with golden Virtues, this is a Crown of Glory. The Church of Ihyatira was best at last, Rev. 2.19. I know thy patience and thy works, and the last to be more than the first. The Excellency of a Building is not in having the first stone laid, but when it is finished. The Glory and Excellency of a Christian, is when he hath finished the work of Faith.