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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.
10. We glorify God by standing up for his Truths: Much of God's Glory lies in his Truth; God hath entrusted us with his Truth, as a Master entrusts his Servant with his Purse to keep: We have not a richer Jewel to trust God with than our Souls; nor God hath not a richer Jewel to trust us with than his Truth: Truth is a Beam that shines from God, much of his Glory lies in his Truth; now when we are Advocates for Truth, this is to glorify God, so Athanasius, [Greek or Hebrew], the Bulwark of Truth, Jud. 3. That ye should contend earnestly for the faith; viz. the Doctrine of Faith. The Greek word [Greek or Hebrew], to contend, signifies a great contending, as one would contend for his Land, and not suffer his Right to be taken from him; so we should contend for the Truth: Were there more of this Holy Contention, God would have more Glory. Some can contend earnestly for Trifles and Ceremonies, but not for the Truth: we should count him indiscreet that should contend more for a Picture then for his Land of Inheritance, a Box of Counters, then for his Box of Evidences.
10. We glorifie God by standing up for his Truths: Much of God's Glory lies in his Truth; God hath intrusted us with his Truth, as a Master intrusts his Servant with his Purse to keep: We have not a richer Jewel to trust God with than our Souls; nor God hath not a richer Jewel to trust us with than his Truth: Truth is a Beam that shines from God, much of his Glory lies in his Truth; now when we are Advocates for Truth, this is to glorifie God, so Athanasius, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, the Bulwark of Truth, Jud. 3. That ye should contend earnestly for the faith; viz. the Doctrine of Faith. The Greek word 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, to contend, signifies a great contending, as one would contend for his Land, and not suffer his Right to be taken from him; so we should contend for the Truth: Were there more of this Holy Contention, God would have more Glory. Some can contend earnestly for Trifles and Ceremonies, but not for the Truth: we should count him indiscreet that should contend more for a Picture then for his Land of Inheritance, a Box of Counters, then for his Box of Evidences.