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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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1. It is above the Holiness in the Saints, 1. It is a purer Holiness: The Saints Holiness is like Gold in the Oar, imperfect; their Humility is stained with Pride; he that hath most Faith, had need pray, Lord help my unbelief. But the Holiness of God is pure, like Wine from the Grape, it hath not the least dash or tincture of Impurity mixed with it. 2. A more unchangeable Holiness: The Saints though they cannot lose the habit of Holiness, (for the Seed of God remains,) yet they may lose some degrees of their Holiness, Rev. 2.4. Thou hast left thy first love. Grace cannot dye, yet the Flame of it may go out: Holiness in the Saints is subject to Ebbing, but Holiness in God is Unchangeable, he never lost a drop of his Holiness. As he cannot have more Holiness because he is perfectly Holy, so he cannot have less Holiness, because he is unchangeably Holy.
1. It is above the Holiness in the Saints, 1. It is a purer Holiness: The Saints Holiness is like Gold in the Oar, imperfect; their Humility is stained with Pride; he that hath most Faith, had need pray, Lord help my unbelief. But the Holiness of God is pure, like Wine from the Grape, it hath not the least dash or tincture of Impurity mix'd with it. 2. A more unchangeable Holiness: The Saints though they cannot lose the habit of Holiness, (for the Seed of God remains,) yet they may lose some degrees of their Holiness, Rev. 2.4. Thou hast left thy first love. Grace cannot dye, yet the Flaim of it may go out: Holiness in the Saints is subject to Ebbing, but Holiness in God is Unchangeable, he never lost a drop of his Holiness. As he cannot have more Holiness because he is perfectly Holy, so he cannot have less Holiness, because he is unchangeably Holy.
2. The Holiness, in God is above the Holiness in the Angels: Holiness in the Angels is only a Quality, which may be lost, as we see in the fallen Angels; but Holiness in God is his Essence, he is all over Holy, and he can as well lose his God-head as his Holiness.