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 the Ten Commandments.

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Quest. Why doth the Lord mention this Deliverance of Israel out of the Land of Egypt?

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Resp. 1. Because of the strangeness of the Deliverance. God delivered his People Israel by strange Signs and Wonders, by sending Plague after Plague upon Pharaoh, blasting the Fruits of the Earth, killing all the First-born in Egypt, Exod. 12.29. And when Israel marched out of Egypt, God made the Waters of the Sea to part, and become a Wall to his People, while they went on Dry Ground; and as he made the Sea a Causey to Israel, so a Grave to Pharaoh and his Chariots. Well might the Lord mention his bringing them out of the Land of Egypt, because of the strangeness of the Deliverance; God wrought Miracle upon Miracle, for their Deliverance.

Resp. 1. Because of the strangeness of the Deliverance. God delivered his People Israel by strange Signs and Wonders, by sending Plague after Plague upon Pharaoh, blasting the Fruits of the Earth, killing all the First-born in Egypt, Exod. 12.29. And when Israel march'd out of Egypt, God made the Waters of the Sea to part, and become a Wall to his People, while they went on Dry Ground; and as he made the Sea a Cawsey to Israel, so a Grave to Pharaoh and his Chariots. Well might the Lord mention his bringing them out of the Land of Egypt, because of the strangeness of the Deliverance; God wrought Miracle upon Miracle, for their Deliverance.

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2. God mentions Israel's Deliverance out of Egypt, because of the greatness of the Deliverance. God delivered Israel from the Pollutions of Egypt; Egypt was a bad Air to live in, it was infected with Idolatry. The Egyptians were gross Idolaters, they were guilty of that which the Apostle speaks of,

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