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Religion our true interest, or, Practical notes upon the third chapter of Malachi the…Religion our true interest, or, Practical notes upon the third chapter of Malachy the…
Religion our true interest, or, Practical notes upon the third chapter of Malachi the sixteen, seventeen and eighteen verses : seasonable for the times / by Thomas Watson ...Religion our true interest, or, Practical notes upon the third chapter of Malachy the sixteen, seventeen and eighteen verses : seasonable for the times / by Thomas Watson ...
London: printed by J. Astwood for Tho. Parkhurst, 1682
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.
1. The fear of God is the very Badge and Livery of a Saint. The Saints of old were men fearing God. Gen. 22.12. ⟨p. 30⟩Act. 10.22. 1 Kin. 18.3. Obadiah feared the Lord Greatly. Not all the Moral Virtues in their Highest elevation make a Saint, but here is his true Character, He is one that Fears God. Saint Austin said of himself, that he did knock at Heaven-gate tremibunda manu, with a trembling hand; Christ calls his Elect his sheep, John 10.27. Sheep are of a trembling nature. The Saints are tremulous, they dare not take that liberty as others do.
1. The fear of God is the very Badge and Livery of a Saint. The Saints of old were men fearing God. Gen. 22.12. ⟨p. 30⟩Act. 10.22. 1 Kin. 18.3. Obadiah feared the Lord Greatly. Not all the Moral Vertues in their Highest elevation make a Saint, but here is his true Character, He is one that Fears God. Saint Austin said of himself, that he did knock at Heaven-gate tremibunda manu, with a trembling hand; Christ calls his Elect his sheep, John 10.27. Sheep are of a trembling nature. The Saints are tremulous, they dare not take that liberty as others do.