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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
PRACTICAL NOTES UPON MALACH. III. Ver. 16, 17, &c. › Chapter 6: Containing the Applicatory part.
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7. We must be accountable to God for our speeches. Words are judged light, but they weigh heavy in Gods Balance; by our words we shall be either saved or damned, Mat. 12.37. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. If our words have been seasoned with Grace, then the acquitting sentence is like to go on our side.
7. We must be accountable to God for our speeches. Words are judged light, but theyweigh heavy in Gods Balance; by our words we shall be either saved or damned, Mat. 12.37. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. If our words have been seasoned with Grace, then the acquitting sentence is like to go on our side.
8. Good discourse is a Christians Honour. The Tongue is called our Glory, Psalm 30.12. Because it is the Instrument of Glorifying God. When our Tongues are out of tune in murmuring, then they are not our Glory; but when these Organs sound in Holy discourse, then our Tongues are our Glory.
9. Good discourse will be a means to bring Christ into our company. While the two Disciples were conferring about the death and Sufferings of Christ, Jesus Christ himself came among them, Luke 24.15. While they communed together, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. When bad discourse is set on Foot, Satan draws near, and makes one of the Company; but when Good discourse is promoted, Jesus Christ draws near.