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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.
That Faith may be animated in prayer, we must bring Christ in our Arms when we appear before God. 1 Sam. 7.9. And Samuel took a sucking Lamb, and offered it for a burnt-offering, and Samuel cried unto the Lord for Israel, and the Lord heard him; this sucking Lamb typified Christ. When we come to God in prayer, we must bring the Lamb Christ along with us. Themistocles carried the Kings son in his Arms, and so pacified the King when he was angry*; the children of God present Christ in the Arms of their Faith.
That Faith may be animated in prayer, we must bring Christ in our Arms when we appear before God. 1 Sam. 7.9. And Samuel took a sucking Lamb, and offered it for a burnt-offering, and Samuel cryed unto the Lord for Israel, and the Lord heard him; this sucking Lamb typified Christ. When we come to God in prayer, we must bring the Lamb Christ along with us. Themistocles carried the Kings son in his Arms, and so pacified the King when he was angry*; the children of God present Christ in the Arms of their Faith.
- *Thucyd.
2. The prayers of Gods children indited by the Spirit, are ardent prayers. Ye have received the Spirit, whereby we cry Abba, Father, Rom. 8.15. Father, that implies Faith; we cry, that implies fervency. The incense was to be laid upon burning coals, Lev. 16.12. The incense was a type of prayer; the burning coals of ardency in prayer: Elijah prayed earnestly,