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 Obedience to God's Revealed Will.

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5. Obedience must be in and thorough Christ, Eph. 1.6. He hath accepted us in the Beloved. Not our Obedience, but Christs Merits, procure acceptance; we must in every part of Worship, tender up Christ to God in the Arms of our Faith. Unless we serve God thus, in Hope and Confidence of Christs Merits, we do rather provoke God than please him: As when King Uzziah would offer Incense without a Priest, God was angry with him, and struck him with Leprosy, 2 Chron. 26.16. So when we do not come to God in and thorough Christ, we offer up Incense to God without a Priest, and what can we expect but severe Rebukes?

5. Obedience must be in and thorough Christ, Eph. 1.6. He hath accepted us in the Beloved. Not our Obedience, but Christs Merits, procure acceptance; we must in every part of Worship, tender up Christ to God in the Arms of our Faith. Unless we serve God thus, in Hope and Confidence of Christs Merits, we do rather provoke God than please him: As when King Uzziah would offer Incense without a Priest, God was angry with him, and struck him with Leprosie, 2 Chron. 26.16. So when we do not come to God in and thorough Christ, we offer up Incense to God without a Priest, and what can we expect but severe Rebukes?

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6. Obedience must be Constant, Psal. 106.3. Blessed is he who doth righteousness, Be Col Gnet, at all times. True Obedience is not like an high Colour in a Fit, but it is a right Sanguine: It is like the Fire on the Altar, which was always kept Burning, Lev. 6.13. Hypocrites Obedience is but, [Greek or Hebrew], for a Season: It is like plastering Work, which is soon washed off; but true Obedience is constant: Though we meet with Affliction, we must go on in our Obedience,

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