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 Commandments.

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5. God shows Mercy in restraining of us from Sin: Lusts within, are worse than Lions without. The greatest sign of Gods Anger, is to give Men up to their Sins, Psal. 81.12. So I gave them up to their own Hearts Lusts; let them Sin themselves to Hell. But God hath laid the Bridle of restraining Grace upon us: As God said to Abimelech, Gen. 20.6. I withheld thee from sinning against me. So God withheld us from those Exorbitancies which might have made us a Prey to Satan, and a Terror to our Selves.

5. God shews Mercy in restraining of us from Sin: Lusts within, are worse than Lions without. The greatest sign of Gods Anger, is to give Men up to their Sins, Psal. 81.12. So I gave them up to their own Hearts Lusts; let them Sin themselves to Hell. But God hath laid the Bridle of restraining Grace upon us: As God said to Abimelech, Gen. 20.6. I withheld thee from sinning against me. So God withheld us from those Exorbitancies which might have made us a Prey to Satan, and a Terrour to our Selves.

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6. God shows Mercy in guiding and directing us. Is it not a Mercy for one that is out of the way, to have a Guide? First, There is a Providential guiding, God guides our Affairs for us, Chalks out a way he would have us to walk in; he resolves our Doubts, unties our Knots, appoints the bounds of our Habitation, Acts 17.26. Secondly, A Spiritual guiding, Psal. 73.24. Thou shalt guide me with thy Counsel. As Israel had a Pillar of Fire to go before them, so God guides us with the Oracles of his Word, and the Conduct of his Spirit. He guides our Head, keeps us from error, and he guides our Feet, keeps us from Scandal. O what Mercy is it to have God to be our Guide and Pilot,

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