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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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6. To be unsettled in Good is the Sin of the Devil's, Jude 6. They are called Morning Stars, Job 38.7. but falling Stars; they were holy but mutable. As the Vessel is overturned with the Sail, so their Sails being swelled with Pride, were overturned, 1 Tim. 3.6. By Unsettledness who dost thou imitate but lapsed Angels. The Devil was the first Apostate. So much for the first Proposition, That it is a great Duty of Christians to be settled. The Sons of Zion should be like Mount Zion which cannot be removed.
6. To be unsetled in Good is the Sin of the Devil's, Iude 6. They are called Morning Stars, Job 38.7. but falling Stars; they were holy but mutable. As the Vessel is overturn'd with the Sail, so their Sails being swel'd with Pride, were overturn'd, 1 Tim. 3.6. By Unsetledness who dost thou imitate but laps'd Angels. The Devil was the first Apostate. So much for the first Proposition, That it is a great Duty of Christians to be setled. The Sons of Sion should be like Mount Sion which cannot be removed.
Second, The second Proposition is, That the way for Christians to be settled, is to be well grounded: If ye continue grounded and settled; the Greek word [Greek or Hebrew], grounded, a Metaphor, it alludes to a building that hath the Foundation well laid; so Christians should be grounded in the Essential Points of Religion, and have their Foundation well laid.
Second, The second Proposition is, That the way for Christians to be setled, is to be well grounded: If ye continue grounded and setled; the Greek word , grounded, a Metaphor, it alludes to a building that hath the Foundation well laid; so Christians should be grounded in the Essential Points of Religion, and have their Foundation well laid.