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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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(13.) Labour to get the Fear of God into your Hearts. Prov. 16.6. By the Fear of the Lord Men depart from Evil. As the Banks keep out the Water, so the Fear of the Lord keeps out Uncleanness. Such as want the Fear of God, want the Bridle that should check them from Sin. How did Joseph keep from his Mistresses Temptation? The Fear of God pulled him back. Gen. 39.9. How should I do this great Wickedness and sin against God? St. Bernard calls Holy Fear Janitor Animae, The Door-keeper of the Soul. As a Noble-man's Porter stands at the Door, and keeps out Vagrants, so the Fear of God stands and keeps out all sinful Temptations from entering.
(13.) Labour to get the Fear of God into your Hearts. Prov. 16.6. By the Fear of the Lord Men depart from Evil. As the Banks keep out the Water, so the Fear of the Lord keeps out Uncleanness. Such as want the Fear of God, want the Bridle that should check them from Sin. How did Ioseph keep from his Mistresses Temptation? The Fear of God pull'd him back. Gen. 39.9. How should I do this great Wickedness and sin against God? St. Bernard calls Holy Fear Ianitor Animae, The Door-keeper of the Soul. As a Noble-man's Porter stands at the Door, and keeps out Vagrants, so the Fear of God stands and keeps out all sinful Temptations from entring.
(14.) Get a Delight in the Word of God. Psal. 119.123. How sweet is thy Word to my taste! St. Chrysostom compares God's Word to a Garden. If we walk in this Garden, and suck Sweetness from the Flowers of the Promises, we shall never care to pluck the Forbidden Fruit. Sint castae deliciae meae Scripturae. Aug. The Reason why Persons seek after unchaste sinful Pleasures, is, because they have no better. Caesar riding through a City, and seeing the Women play with Dogs and Parrots, said, Sure they have no Children. So they that sport with Harlots, it is because they have no better Pleasures. He that hath once tasted Christ in a Promise, is ravished with Delight, and how would he scorn a Motion to sin! Job said, the Word was his appointed Food,