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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.
3. The third sign of Gods children is, they have the Spirit of God. 'Tis called the Spirit of adoption, Rom. 8.15. ye have received the Spirit of adoption, &c.
Quest. How shall we know that we have received the Spirit of adoption, and so are in the state of adoption?
Answ. The Spirit of God hath a three-fold work in them who are made children.
1. A Regenerating work. 2. A Supplicating work. 3. A Witnessing work.
1. A Regenerating work; whomsoever the Spirit adopts, it regenerates; Gods children are said to be born of the Spirit,