A Body of Practical Divinity

Name: A Body of Practical Divinity
Author: Thomas Watson

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 ...

Thomas Watson d. 1686London: printed for Thomas Parkurst, 1692

[5], iv, 300, 331-544, 801-880, 965-1007, [7] p. · 512k words · Wing W1109 · ESTC R32148

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ADAM's SIN.

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4. Pride, in that he would be like God: This Worm that was but newly crept out of the Dust, now aspires after a Deity; Ye shall be as gods, (saith Satan.) And Adam hoped to have been so indeed: he supposed the Tree of Knowledge would have anointed his Eyes and made him Omniscient. But by climbing too high he got a Fall.

4. Pride, in that he would be like God: This Worm that was but newly crept out of the Dust, now aspires after a Deity; Ye shall be as gods, (saith Satan.) And Adam hoped to have been so indeed: he suppos'd the Tree of Knowledge would have anointed his Eyes and made him Omniscient. But by climbing too high he got a Fall.

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5. Disobedience: God said, Thou shalt not eat of the Tree; he would eat of it tho' it cost him his Life. Disobedience is a Sin against Equity; it is equal we should serve him from whom we have our Subsistence. God gave Adam his Allowance, therefore it was but equal he should give God his Allegiance: therefore Disobedience was against Equity. How could God endure to see his Laws trampled on before his Face? This made God place a flaming Sword at the end of the Garden.

5. Disobedience: God said, Thou shalt not eat of the Tree; he would eat of it tho' it cost him his Life. Disobedience is a Sin against Equity; it is equal we should serve him from whom we have our Subsistance. God gave Adam his Allowance, therefore it was but equal he should give God his Allegiance: therefore Disobedience was against Equity. How could God endure to see his Laws trampled on before his Face? This made God place a flaming Sword at the end of the Garden.

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6. Curiosity, to meddle with that which was out of his Sphere, and did not belong to him. God smote the Men of Bethshemesh but for looking into the Ark,

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