A65285:31
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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2. Another Slight is a Pretence of Extraordinary Piety, that so People may admire them, and suck in their Doctrine. They seem to be Men of Zeal and Sanctity, and to be divinely inspired: they pretend Revelations, as Munster, Michel Servetus, and other of the Anabaptists in Germany; though they were tainted with Pride, Lust and Avarice.
2. Another Slight is a Pretence of Extraordinary Piety, that so People may admire them, and suck in their Doctrine. They seem to be Men of Zeal and Sanctity, and to be divinely inspir'd: they pretend Revelations, as Munster, Michel Servetus, and other of the Anabaptists in Germany; though they were tainted with Pride, Lust and Avarice.
3. A third Slight, or Cheat Seducers have, is a labouring to vilify and nullify sound orthodox Teachers; they would eclipse those that bring the Truth; like unto the black Vapours that darken the Light of Heaven: They would Defame others that themselves may be more admired. Thus the false Teachers cried down Paul, that they might be received, Gal. 4.17.
3. A third Slight, or Cheat Seducers have, is a labouring to villifie and nullifie sound orthodox Teachers; they would eclipse those that bring the Truth; like unto the black Vapors that darken the Light of Heaven: They would Defame others that themselves may be more admired. Thus the false Teachers cried down Paul, that they might be received, Gal. 4.17.
4. The fourth Slight or Cheat of Seducers is by preaching Doctrines of Liberty: As the Antinomian preacheth, That Men are freed from the Moral Law, the Rule as well as the Curse. He preacheth that Christ hath done all for them, and they need do nothing. So he makes the Doctrine of Free-grace a Key to open the Door to all Licentiousness.