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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.
1. See the worth of the Godly,1 they are Jewels; they are a Royal diadem in the hand of God, Isa. 62.3. That is, they are eminent above others, as a Crown hung with Jewels is an ensign of the highest state and Honour. The Saints are Gods Glory, Isa. 46.13. As if Gods Glory did lye in them.
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2. See then that which may bring Holiness into repute,1 and make us become Proselytes to it. It casts a splendour upon us, and makes God number us among his Jewels. Some are loath to embrace Godliness for fear it will be a stain to their Reputation, and bring them out of favour with great men: you see how it doth raise a persons renown, it makes him precious in Gods sight, he is a Jewel. Believers in regard of their mystical ⟨p. 178⟩union with Christ, have a preciousness above the Angels: the Angels are Morning Stars, Job 38, 7. Believers are clothed with the Sun of Righteousness, Rev. 12.1.
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