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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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Resp. 1. He doth it to show the power of his Grace in the weakest Believer. Grace shall prevail against a Torrent of Corruption. Whence is this? the Corruption is ours, but the Grace is Gods.
Resp. 1. He doth it to shew the power of his Grace in the weakest Believer. Grace shall prevail against a Torrent of Corruption. Whence is this? the Corrupion is ours, but the Grace is Gods.
2. God leaves Original Corruption to make us long after Heaven; when there shall be no Sin to defile, no Devil to tempt. When Elijah was taken up to Heaven, his Mantle dropped off; so when the Angels shall carry us up to Heaven, this Mantle of sin shall drop off: we shall never complain more of an aching head, or an unbelieving heart.
2. God leaves Original Corruption to make us long after Heaven; when there shall be no Sin to defile, no Devil to tempt. When Elias was taken up to Heaven, his Mantle dropped off; so when the Angels shall carry us up to Heaven, this Mantle of sin shall drop off: we shall never complain more of an aking head, or an unbelieving heart.
Use 1. If Original sin be propagated to us, and will be inherent in us while we live here, then it Confutes the Libertines and Quakers, who say they are [Greek or Hebrew], without sin; they hold Perfection; they show much Pride and Ignorance, [Greek or Hebrew]: but we see the Seeds of Original sin remain in the best; Eccles. 7.20. There is not a just man lives, and sins not. And St. Paul complained of a body of death, Rom. 7.24. Grace though it doth purify Nature, it doth not perfect it.