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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.
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 ⟨p. 32⟩it; how short Time is, therefore dares not lose it; how precious Salvation is, therefore dares not neglect it.
4. The Fear of God is Wisdom as it makes us walk wisely. Col. 4.5. Walk wisely, [Greek or Hebrew], towards them that are without. 1. The Fear of God makes us walk affably. Gen. 23.7. Abraham stood up and bowed himself to the Children of Heth. Piety doth not exclude Courtesy. 2. The Fear of God makes us walk inoffensively: it prevents not only Scandals but Indecencies. 2 Cor. 11.12. That I might cut off occasion from them that desire occasion. The Veneration of a Deity causeth circumcision of Heart, and circumspection of Life.