A65285:2168
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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First, We could not deserve it, for we were in our Blood, Ezek. 16.6. We had no Spiritual Beauty to tempt Christ. Nay, we were not only in our Blood, but we were up in Arms, Rom. 5.8. When we were Enemies, Christ died for us: When he was shedding his Blood, we were spitting our Poison.
First, We could not deserve it, for we were in our Blood, Ezek. 16.6. We had no Spiritual Beauty to tempt Christ. Nay, we were not only in our Blood, but we were up in Arms, Rom. 5.8. When we were Enemies, Christ died for us: When he was shedding his Blood, we were spitting our Poyson.
Secondly, As we could not deserve, so neither could we recompense Christ's Love. For,
1. After he had died for us, we could not so much as love him, till he made us love him.
1. After he had dy'd for us, we could not so much as love him, till he made us love him.