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 LOVE.

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3. We must love God with all our might. In the Hebrew Text our Vehemency. We must love God quoad posse, as much as we are able: Christians should be like Seraphims burning in Holy Love: We can never love God so much as he deserves: The Angels in Heaven cannot love God so much as he deserves.

3. We must love God with all our might. In the Hebrew Text our Vehemency. We must love God quoad posse, as much as we are able: Christians should be like Seraphins burning in Holy Love: We can never love God so much as he deserves: The Angels in Heaven cannot love God so much as he deserves.

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4. Love to God must be Active in its Sphere: Love is an Industrious Affection; it sets the Head a studying for God, Hands a working, Feet a running in the ways of his Commandments; it is called the Labour of Love, 1 Thess. 1.3. Mary Magdalen loved Christ, and poured her Ointments on him. We think we can never do enough for the Person whom we love.

4. Love to God must be Active in its Sphere: Love is an Industrious Affection; it sets the Head a studying for God, Hands a working, Feet a running in the ways of his Commandements; it is called the Labour of Love, 1 Thess. 1.3. Mary Magdalen loved Christ, and poured her Oyntments on him. We think we can never do enough for the Person whom we love.

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5. Love to God must be Superlative: God is the Quintessence of Beauty, a whole Paradise of Delight; and he must have a Priority in our Love: Our Love to God must be above all things besides; as the Oil swims above the Water: We must love God above Estate, Relations; great is the Love to Relations. There is a Story in the French Academy, of a Daughter, who when her Father was condemned to dye by Famine, gave him suck with her own Breasts. But our Love to God must be above Father and Mother,

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