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The beatitudes
The beatitudes: or A discourse upon part of Christs famous Sermon on the Mount. Whereunto is added Christs various fullness. The preciousness of the soul. The souls malady and cure. The beauty of grace. The spiritual watch. The heavenly race. The sacred anchor. The trees of righteousness. The perfume of love. The good practitioner. By Thomas Watson, minister of the word at Stephens Walbrook in the city of London.The beatitudes: or A discourse upon part of Christs famous Sermon on the Mount. Wherunto is added Christs various fulnesse. The preciousnesse of the soul. The souls malady and cure. The beauty of grace. The spiritual watch. The heavenly race. The sacred anchor. The trees of righteousnesse. The perfume of love. The good practitioner. By Thomas Watson, minister of the word at Stephens Walbrook in the city of London.
London: printed for Ralph Smith, 1660
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.
4. THE fourth particular to be discussed, is, To show the signs of Gods children; it concerns us to know whose children we are.* Austin saith, All mankind are divided into two Ranks; either they are the children of God, or the children of the Devil†.
4. THE fourth particular to be discussed, is, To shew the signs of Gods children; it concerns us to know whose children we are.* Austin saith, All mankind are divided into two Ranks; either they are the children of God, or the children of the Divel†.
- *Aut filii Dei, aut filii Diaboli. Aug.
1. The first sign of our heavenly son-ship, is tenderness of heart. 2 Chron. 34.27. Because thy heart was tender. A child-like heart is a render heart; he who before had a flinty, hath now a fleshy heart: A tender heart is like melting wax to God, he may set what seal he will upon it; this tenderness of heart shows it self three ways.
1. The first sign of our heavenly son-ship, is tenderness of heart. 2 Chron. 34.27. Because thy heart was tender. A child-like heart is a render heart; he who before had a flinty, hath now a fleshy heart: A tender heart is like melting wax to God, he may set what seal he will upon it; this tenderness of heart shews it self three wayes.