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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Of the Covenant of Grace.

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Quest. But are not Works required in the Covenant of Grace?

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Answ. Yes; Tit. 3.8. This is a faithful saying, that they which believe in God be careful to maintain Good Works. But the Covenant of Grace doth not require Works in the same manner as the Covenant of Works did. In the first Covenant, Works were required as the Condition of Life; in the second, they are required only as the Signs of a Man that is alive. In the first Covenant, Works were required as Grounds of Salvation; in the New Covenant, they are required as Evidences of our Love to God. In the first they were required to the Justification of our Persons, in the New, to the Testification of our Grace.

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Quest. What is the Condition of the Covenant of Grace?

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Answ. The main Condition is Faith.

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Quest. But why is Faith more the Condition of the New Covenant, then any other Grace?

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