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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.
2. The fear of God is Wisdom as it makes us understand divine secrets. Psalm 25.14. The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him*. He must needs be wise who is acquainted with the Arcana coeli, the secrets of Heaven. A fearer of God is acquainted with the secret of Election, 1 Thess. 1.4. of Gods love, Rev. 1.5. of the holy unction, 1 John 2.20. He knows Gods mind, 1 Cor. 2.16. We have the mind of Christ.
- *Arcana Evangelii per internam spiritus illuminationem enunciat Deus. Piscator.
3. The fear of God is Wisdom as it makes us considerative. Psalm 119.59. I considered my ways. A great part of wisdom lies in consideration. He who fears God considers how Vain the world is, therefore dares not love ⟨p. 32⟩it; how short Time is, therefore dares not lose it; how precious Salvation is, therefore dares not neglect it.
3. The fear of God is Wisdom as it makes us considerative. Psalm 119.59. I considered my wayes. A great part of wisdom lies in consideration. He who fears God considers how Vain the world is, therefore dares not love