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The duty of self-denial briefly opened and urged. By Thomas Watson, minister of the…
The duty of self-denial briefly opened and urged. By Thomas Watson, minister of the Gospel
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1675
THE DUTY OF SELF-DENIAL. › Chapter 2: The Explaining of the Proposition.
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CHAP. II. The Explaining of the Proposition.
Quest. 1. IN what sense a Christian must not deny himself?
Resp. 1.1. He must not deny his Promise. A Mans Promise should be sacred, he is to keep it though it be to his loss, Psal. 15.1, 4. He who makes no reckoning of his Promise, God makes no reckoning of his Profession.
2. A Christian must not deny his Grace. He must not dis-own any good Work wrought in him: He ought not to say, he is a dry tree*, when the dew of Heaven lies upon his branches. As it is a sin for a Man to make himself better than he is; so, to make himself worse. To say he hath Grace when ⟨p. 5⟩he hath none, is presumption; to say he hath no Grace when he hath, is ingratitude: It is a bearing false witness against the Spirit of God.