A Body of Practical Divinity

Name: A Body of Practical Divinity
Author: Thomas Watson

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 ...

Thomas Watson d. 1686London: printed for Thomas Parkurst, 1692

[5], iv, 300, 331-544, 801-880, 965-1007, [7] p. · 512k words · Wing W1109 · ESTC R32148

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Of PERSEVERANCE.

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First, Look that you enter into Religion upon a right ground;¹ be well grounded in the distinct knowledge of God; you must know the Love of the Father, the Merit of the Son, the Efficacy of the Holy Ghost. Such as know not God aright, will by degrees fall off. The Samaritans sometimes sided with the Jews when they were in favour, afterwards disclaimed all Kindred with them, when Antiochus persecuted the Jews: And no wonder the Samaritans were no more fixed in Religion, if you consider what Christ saith of the Samaritans, John 4.22. Ye worship ye know not what: They were ignorant of the True God; let your Knowledge of ⟨p. 224⟩God be clear, and serve him purely out of Choice, and then you will persevere. Psal. 119.30. I have chosen the way of Truth, I have stuck unto thy Testimonies.

First, Look that you enter into Religion upon a right ground;¹ be well grounded in the distinct knowledg of God; you must know the Love of the Father, the Merit of the Son, the Efficacy of the Holy Ghost. Such as know not God aright, will by degrees fall off. The Samaritans sometimes sided with the Jews when they were in favour, afterwards disclaimed all Kindred with them, when Antiochus persecuted the Jews: And no wonder the Samaritans were no more fixed in Religion, if you consider what Christ saith of the Samaritans, Iohn 4.22. Ye worship ye know not what: They were ignorant of the True God; let your Knowledge of ⟨p. 224⟩God be clear, and serve him purely out of Choice, and then you will persevere. Psal. 119.30. I have chosen the way of Truth, I have stuck unto thy Testimonies.

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