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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. It is possible to come near to Heaven, yet fall short of it, Mark 12.34. Thou art not far from the Kingdom of God; yet he was not near enough. Men may countenance the Ministry of the Word, have their Affections moved at an Ordinance, and in outward show out-go the Children of God*; yet not having the Oil of Sincerity in their Vessels, they may be frustrated of happiness: And how dismal is that, to lose God, to lose ⟨p. 80⟩their Souls, to lose their Hopes! The Millions of Tears shed in Hell are not sufficient to bewail the loss of Heaven. Well may such as have Heaven in them Fear their coming short of it. Thus much for the Use of Trial.
2. It is possible to come near to Heaven, yet fall short of it, Mark 12.34. Thou art not far from the Kingdom of God; yet he was not near enough. Men may countenance the Ministry of the Word, have their Affections moved at an Ordinance, and in outward show out-go the Children of God*; yet not having the Oyl of Sincerity in their Vessels, they may be frustrated of happiness: And how dismal is that, to lose God, to lose ⟨p. 80⟩their Souls, to lose their Hopes! The Millions of Tears shed in Hell are not sufficient to bewail the loss of Heaven. Well may such as have Heaven in them Fear their coming short of it. Thus much for the Use of Trial.