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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.
11. Let us set God ever in our eye, study his Immensity. He is [Greek or Hebrew] God Almighty, Gen. 17.1. He gives laws to the Angels, binds the Consciences of men, cuts off the Spirit of Princes, Psalm 76.12. The Thoughts of Gods incomprehensible Greatness would strike an Holy awe into our Hearts. Elijah wrapped his face in a Mantle when Gods Glory passed by. The reason men Fear not God, is because they entertain slight thoughts of him. Psalm 40.21. Thou thoughtest I was such an one as thy self.
11. Let us set God ever in our eye, study his Immensity. He is 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 God Almighty, Gen. 17.1. He gives laws to the Angels, binds the Consciences of men, cuts off the Spirit of Princes, Psalm 76.12. The Thoughts of Gods incomprehensible Greatness would strike an Holy awe into our Hearts. Elijah wrap'd his face in a Mantle when Gods Glory passed by. The reason men Fear not God, is because they entertain slight thoughts of him. Psalm 40.21. Thou thoughtest I was such an one as thy self.
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2. Let us pray for this Fear of God, which is the Root of all Holiness, and the Mother of all Wisdom. Psalm 86.11. Unite my Heart to Fear thy Name; the Lord hath Promised to put his Fear in our Heart,