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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. Serve God Swiftly: Beware of a dull temper of Soul; the loveliness of Obedience is in the liveliness: we read ⟨p. 205⟩of two Women, Zach. 5.9. The Wind was in their Wings: Wings are Swift, but Wind in the Wings denotes great Swiftness; such Swiftness should be in our Obedience to God: If God spares us as a Father doth his Son, we should serve him as a Son doth his Father.
If God Spares us as a Father doth his Son, let us imitate God.1 'Tis natural for Children to imitate their Parents; look what the Father doth, the Child is apt to learn the same. Let us imitate God in this one thing, as God spares us, and passeth by many failures, so let us be sparing in our Censures of others; let us look upon the Weaknesses and Indiscretions of our Brethren with a more tender compassionate eye. Indeed, in case of Scandal, here we ought not to bear with others, but sharply reprove them: But if through Inadvertency or Passion they commit Indecencies, let us Pity and Pray for them: How much doth God bear with in us! He Spares us, and shall not we be Sparing to others? perhaps they may be wronged, and false things may be laid to their Charge. Athanasius was falsely Accused by the ⟨p. 206⟩Arians of Adultery, Basil of Heresy. 'Tis usual for the World to misrepresent the People of God; therefore let us be sparing in our Censures: God spares us, and shall not we be sparing towards others?
If God Spares us as a Father doth his Son, let us imitate God.1 'Tis natural for Children to imitate their Parents; look what the Father doth, the Child is apt to learn the same. Let us imitate God in this one thing, as God spares us, and passeth by many failures, so let us be sparing in our Censures of others; let us look upon the Weaknesses and Indiscretions of our Brethren with a more tender compassionate eye. Indeed, in case of Scandal, here we ought not to bear with others, but sharply reprove them: But if through Inadvertency or Passion they commit Indecencies, let us Pity and Pray for them: How much doth God bear with in us! He Spares us, and shall not we be Sparing to others? perhaps they may be wronged, and false things may be laid to their Charge. Athanasius was falsely Accused by the