Seven sermons on several select subjects preached

Name: Seven sermons on several select subjects preached
Author: Thomas Watson

Seven sermons on several select subjects preached by Mr. Tho. Watson ...

Thomas Watson d. 1686London : s.n., 1689

[8], 190 p. · 32k words · Wing W1144 · ESTC R38959

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Sermon 2

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Then the Question is this;

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Quest. How doth this Afflicting Rod give comfort?

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Answ. In six particulars.

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First, Gods Afflicting Rod doth comfort us, as it gives us Instruction: where it doth teach, it doth comfort, Micah 7.14. Teach thy people with thy Rod. How doth the Rod teach? why it teaches with Instruction: so it teaches with Comfort. Luther saith, There were many Psalms in the Bible he never rightly understood till he was in Affliction. The Rod teaches to know God aright; and is not that matter of comfort? 2 Chron. 33.11. When Manasseh was afflicted, then he knew the Lord was God. And the Rod it teaches a man to know himself; he sees that corruption working in his heart, that he never could ⟨p. 33⟩discern before. The Eyes that Sin shuts, Affliction opens. The Rod gives Wisdom; it is a teaching Rod; and thus Gods Rod comforts. What though it makes us weaker, so it makes us wiser?

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