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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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(3.) The Thief is a Terror to himself, he is always in Fear. Psal. 53.5. There were they in great Fear: True of the Thief. Guilt breeds Fear. If he hear but the shaking of a Tree, his Heart shakes. It was said of Catiline, He was afraid of ⟨p. 379⟩every Noise. If a Briar doth but take hold of a Thieves Garment, he is afraid it is the Officer to apprehend him: And Fear hath Torment in it, 1 John 4.18.
(3.) The Thief is a Terror to himself, he is always in Fear. Psal. 53.5. There were they in great Fear: True of the Thief. Guilt breeds Fear. If he hear but the shaking of a Tree, his Heart shakes. It was said of Cataline, He was afraid of ⟨p. 379⟩every Noise. If a Briar doth but take hold of a Thiefs Garment, he is afraid it is the Officer to apprehend him: And Fear hath Torment in it, 1 John 4.18.
(4.) The Judgments which follow this Sin. Achan the Thief was stoned to Death, Josh. 7. and Zech. 5.2. What seest thou? And I said, A flying roll. Ver. 3. This is the Curse that goes over the Face of the Earth, I will bring it forth, saith the Lord, and it shall enter into the House of the Thief. Fabius a Roman Censor, condemned his own Son to die for Theft. Thieves die with Ignominy, the Ladder is their Preferment. And there's a worse thing than Death, while they rob others of Money, they rob themselves of Salvation.