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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Man's Chief End TO GLORIFY GOD.Man's Chief End TO GLORIFIE GOD.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
3. Affection: This is a part of the Glory we give to God; God counts himself glorified when he is loved, Deut. 6.5. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul. There is a twofold Love, 1. Amor Concupiscentiae, a Love of Concupiscence, which is a Self-love, when we love another because he doth us a good Turn: Thus a wicked Man may be said to love God, because he hath given him a good Crop, or filled his Cup with Wine, and to speak properly, this is rather to love God's Blessings then to love God. 2. Amor Amicitiae, a Love of Delight, as a Man takes delight in a Friend; this is indeed to love God, the Heart is set upon God, as a Man's-Heart is set upon his Treasure. And this Love is, 1. Exuberant, not a few Drops but a Stream. 2. It is Superlative, we give God the best of our Love, the Cream of it, Cant. 8.2. I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the j•yce of my pomegranate. If the Spouse had a Cup more juicy and spiced Christ must drink of it. 3. It is Intense and Ardent; true Saints are Seraphims burning in holy Love to God. The Spouse was Amore perculsa, in sainting Fits sick of love, Cant. 2.5. Thus to love God is to glorify him; he who is the chief of our Happiness, hath the chief of our Affections.
3. Affection: This is a part of the Glory we give to God; God counts himself glorified when he is loved, Deut. 6.5. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul. There is a twofold Love, 1. Amor Concupiscentiae, a Love of Concupisence, which is a Self-love, when we love another because he doth us a good Turn: Thus a wicked Man may be said to love God, because he hath given him a good Crop, or filled his Cup with Wine, and to speak properly, this is rather to love God's Blessings then to love God. 2. Amor Amicitiae, a Love of Delight, as a Man takes delight in a Friend; this is indeed to love God, the Heart is set upon God, as a Man's-Heart is set upon his Treasure. And this Love is, 1. Exuberant, not a few Drops but a Stream. 2. It is Superlative, we give God the best of our Love, the Cream of it,