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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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4. Not to be settled in the Faith is highly provoking to God: To espouse the Truth and then fall away, brings an ill Report on the Gospel, which will not go unpunished: Psal. 78.57, 59. They turned back and dealt unfaithfully: When God heard this he was wrath, and greatly abhorred Israel. The Apostate drops as a Windfall into the Devil's Mouth.
4. Not to be setled in the Faith is highly provoking to God: To espouse the Truth and then fall away, brings an ill Report on the Gospel, which will not go unpunished: Psal. 78.57, 59. They turned back and dealt unfaithfully: When God heard this he was wrath, and greatly abhorred Israel. The Apostate drops as a Windfall into the Devil's Mouth.
5. Is ye are not settled in Religion, you will never grow: We are commanded to grow up into the Head Christ, Eph. 4.15. But if we are unsettled no growing: Planta quae saepe transfertur non coalescit; The Plant which is continually removing never thrives. He can no more grow in Godliness, which is unsettled, then a Bone can grow in the Body that is out of joint.
5. Is ye are not setled in Religion, you will never grow: We are commanded to grow up into the Head Christ, Eph. 4.15. But if we are unsetled no growing: Planta quae saepe transfertur non coalescit; The Plant which is continually removing never thrives. He can no more grow in Godliness, which is unsetled, then a Bone can grow in the Body that is out of joynt.