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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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1st, God is holy intrinsically: 1. He is holy in his Nature; his very Being is made up of Holiness, as Light is of the Essence of the Sun. 2. He his holy in his Word; the Word bears a Stamp of his Holiness upon it, as the Wax bears an Impression of the Seal, Psal. 119, 140. Thy word is very pure; it is compared to Silver refined seven times, Psal. 12.6. Every Line of the Word breaths Sanctity; it encourageth nothing but Holiness. 3. God is holy in his Operations, all God doth is holy: He cannot act but like himself; he can no more do an Unrighteous Action, then the Sun can darken, Psal. 145.17. The Lord is holy in all his works.
2dly, God is holy primarily: He is the Original and Pattern of Holiness; Holiness began at him who is the Ancient of Days.
3dly, God is holy efficiently: He is the Cause of all that Holiness in others, Jam. 1.17. Every good and perfect gift comes from above. He made the Angels holy; he infused all that Holiness into Christ's Humane Nature: All the Holiness we have is but a Chrystal Stream from this Fountain. We borrow all our Holiness from God, as the Lights of the Sanctuary were lighted from the middle Lamp; so all the Holiness of others is a Lamp lighted from Heaven. Lev. 20.8. I am the Lord which sanctify you: God is not only a Pattern of Holiness, but he is a Principle of Holiness. His Spring feeds all our Cisterns; he drops his holy Oil of Grace upon us.