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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Fourthly, Then we partake aright of the Sacrament, when we receive in Love.

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(1.) Love to Christ. Who can see Christ pierced with a Crown of Thorns, sweating in his Agony, bleeding on the Cross, but his Heart must needs be endeared in Love to him? How can we but love him, who hath given his Life a ransom for us? Love is the Spiced Wine and Juice of the Pomegranate which we must give Christ, Cant. 8.2. Our Love to this Superior and Blessed Jesus, must exceed our Love to other things; as the Oil runs above the Water. Tho' we cannot with Mary bring our costly Ointment to anoint Christ's Body, yet we do more than this, when we bring him our Love, which is sweeter to him than all Ointments and Perfumes.

(1.) Love to Christ. Who can see Christ pierced with a Crown of Thorns, sweating in his Agony, bleeding on the Cross, but his Heart must needs be endeared in Love to him? How can we but love him, who hath given his Life a ransom for us? Love is the Spiced Wine and Juyce of the Pomgranate which we must give Christ, Cant. 8.2. Our Love to this Superiour and Blessed Jesus, must exceed our Love to other things; as the Oyl runs above the Water. Tho' we cannot with Mary bring our costly Oyntment to anoynt Christ's Body, yet we do more than this, when we bring him our Love, which is sweeter to him than all Oyntments and Perfumes.

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(2.) Love to the Saints. This is a Love-Feast. Tho' we must eat this Supper with the Bitter Herbs of Repentance, yet not with the bitter Herbs of Malice. Were it not sad, if all the Meat one eats should turn to bad Humours? He who comes in Malice to the Lord's Table, all he eats is to his hurt: He eats and drinks Damnation to himself,

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