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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. He who Fears God keeps his commandments, Eccles. 12.13. Fear God, and keep his commandments. Luther said, He had rather obey God than work miracles. A Gracious Soul crosseth his own will to fulfil Gods: if the Lord bid him Crucify his bosom-sin, forgive his enemies, he instantly obeys. An Heathen exercising much cruelty to a Christian, asked him in scorn, What Great Miracle his Master Christ ever did? The Christian replied, This Miracle, that though you use me thus Cruelly, I can forgive you. An Holy Heart Knows there is nothing lost by obedience. David sware unto the Lord, that he would not rest till he found a place for God, Psalm 132.4, 5. And God Sware again to David, that of the fruit of his body he would set upon his throne, Psalm 132.11.
3. He who Fears God keeps his commandments, Eccles. 12.13. Fear God, and keep his commandments. Luther said, He had rather obey God than work miracles. A Gracious Soul crosseth his own will to fulfil Gods: if the Lord bid him Crucifie his bosom-sin, forgive his enemies, he instantly obeys. An Heathen exercising much cruelty to a Christian, asked him in scorn, What Great Miracle his Master Christ ever did? The Christian replyed, This Miracle, that though you use me thus Cruelly, I can forgive you. An Holy Heart Knows there is nothing lost by obedience. David sware unto the Lord, that he would not rest till he found a place for God, Psalm 132.4, 5. And God Sware again to David, that of the fruit of his body he would set upon his throne, Psalm 132.11.