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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10. God shows Mercy in hearing our Prayers, Psal. 4 1. Have Mercy upon me, and hear my Prayer. Is it not a Favour when a Man puts up a Petition to the King, and hath it granted? When we pray for Pardon, Adoption, the Sense of Gods Love, to have God give a gracious Answer, what a signal Mercy is this? God may sometimes delay an Answer, when he will not deny. You do not presently throw a Musician Money, because you love to hear his Music. God loves the Music of Prayer, therefore doth not presently let us hear from him; but in due Season he will give an Answer of Peace. Psal. 66.20. Blessed be God who hath not turned away my Prayer nor his Mercy from me. If God doth not turn away our Prayer, then he doth not turn away his Mercy.

10. God shews Mercy in hearing our Prayers, Psal. 4 1. Have Mercy upon me, and hear my Prayer. Is it not a Favour when a Man puts up a Petition to the King, and hath it granted? When we pray for Pardon, Adoption, the Sense of Gods Love, to have God give a gracious Answer, what a signal Mercy is this? God may sometimes delay an Answer, when he will not deny. You do not presently throw a Musician Mony, because you love to hear his Musick. God loves the Musick of Prayer, therefore doth not presently let us hear from him; but in due Season he will give an Answer of Peace. Psal. 66.20. Blessed be God who hath not turned away my Prayer nor his Mercy from me. If God doth not turn away our Prayer, then he doth not turn away his Mercy.

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11. God shows Mercy in Saving us, Tit. 3.5. According to his Mercy he saved us. This is the [Greek or Hebrew], the Top Stone of Mercy, and it is laid in Heaven. Now Mercy displays it self in all its Orient Colours; now Mercy is Mercy is indeed, when God shall perfectly refine us from all the ees and Dregs of Corruption. Our Bodies shall be made like Christs Glorious Body, and our Souls like the Angels-Saving Mercy is Crowning Mercy. 'Tis not only to be freed from Hell, but enthroned in a Kingdom. In this Life we do rather desire God than enjoy him: But what rich Mercy will it be, to be fully possessed of God, to see his smiling Face, and to have God lay us in his Bosom? This will fill us with Joy unspeakable, and full of Glory,

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Of the Commandments.