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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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Use 2. Seeing there is a God, he will deal righteously, and give just Rewards to Men. Things seem to be carried in the World very unequally; The wicked flourish, Psal. 73. they who tempt God are delivered, Mal. 3.15. The ripe Clusters of Grapes are squeezed into their Cup, and in the mean while, the godly who wept for sin, and served God, are afflicted; Psal. 102.9. I have eaten Ashes like Bread, and mingled my drink with weeping. Evil Men enjoy all the Good, and Good Men endure all the Evil. But seeing there is a God, he will deal righteously with Men: Gen. 18.25. Shall not the Judge of all the World do right? Offenders must come to ⟨p. 23⟩punishment. The Sinners Deaths-day and Dooms-day is a coming; Psal. 37.13. The Lord seeth that his day is coming. While there is an Hell the wicked shall be scourged enough; and while there is Eternity, they shall lye there long enough; and God will abundantly compensate the faithful Service of his People. They shall have their white Robes and Crown; Psal. 58.11. Verily there is a Reward for the Righteous; verily he is a God that judgeth in the Earth. Because God is God, therefore he will give forth glorious Rewards to his People.
Use 2. Seeing there is a God, he will deal righteously, and give just Rewards to Men. Things seem to be carried in the World very unequally; The wicked flourish, Psal. 73. they who tempt God are delivered, Mal. 3.15. The ripe Clusters of Grapes are squeezed into their Cup, and in the mean while, the godly who wept for sin, and served God, are afflicted; Psal. 102.9. I have eaten Ashes like Bread, and mingled my drink with weeping. Evil Men enjoy all the Good, and Good Men endure all the Evil. But seeing there is a God, he will deal righteously with Men: