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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.) With out Duties; as the hand which is paralitical or palsy, cannot move without shaking, as wanting some inward strength, so we cannot do any holy action without sinning, as wanting a Principle of Original Righteousness. As the Leper, whatever he touched became unclean; if he touched the Altar, the Altar did not sanctify him, but he polluted the Altar: such a Leprosy is Original sin, it defiles our Prayers and Tears; we cannot write without blotting. Though I do not say that the holy Duties and good Works of the Regenerate are sins, for that were to reproach the Spirit of Christ, by which they are wrought; yet this I say, that the best works of the godly have sin cleaving to them; only Christ's Blood makes atonement for our holy things.
(1.) With out Duties; as the hand which is paralitical or palsy, cannot move without shaking, as wanting some inward strength, so we cannot do any holy action without sinning, as wanting a Principle of Original Righteousness. As the Leper, whatever he touched became unclen; if he touched the Altar, the Altar did not sanctifie him, but he polluted the Altar: such a Leprosy is Original sin, it defiles our Prayers and Tears; we cannot write without blotting. Though I do not say that the holy Duties and good Works of the Regenerate are sins, for that were to reproach the Spirit of Christ, by which they are wrought; yet this I say, that the best works of the godly have sin cleaving to them; only Christ's Blood makes atonement for our holy things.
(2.) With our Graces. There is some Unbelief mixed with Faith, Lukewarmness with Zeal, Pride with Humility. As bad Lungs cause an Asthma, or shortness of breath, so Original Corruption having infected our heart, our Graces breath now very faintly.
(2.) With our Graces. There is some Unbelief mixed with Faith, Lukewarmness with Zeal, Pride with Humility. As bad Lungs cause an Astmah, or shortness of breath, so Original Corruption having infected our heart, our Greaces breath now very faintly.