A96093:1044
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 prayers of Gods children are heart-cleansing prayers, they purge out sin; many pray against sin, and sin against prayer; Gods children do not only pray against sin, but pray down sin.
3. The Spirit of God hath a witnessing work in the §3heart; Gods children have not only the influence of the Spirit, but the witness. Rom. 8.16. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God. There is a three-fold witness a child of God hath; the witness of the Word, the witness of Conscience, the witness of the Spirit; the Word makes the major Proposition; He who is in such a manner qualified, is a child of God. Conscience makes the minor; but Thou art so divinely qualified; the Spirit makes the conclusion, therefore Thou art a child of God; The Spirit joins with the witness of Conscience. Rom. 8.16. The Spirit witnesseth with our spirits: The Spirit teacheth Conscience to search the Records of Scripture, and find its evidences for heaven, it helps conscience to spell out its name in a promise; it bears witness with our spirit.
3. The Spirit of God hath a witnessing work in the §3heart; Gods children have not only the influence of the Spirit, but the witness. Rom. 8.16. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God. There is a three-fold witness a child of God hath; the witness of the Word, the witness of Conscience, the witness of the Spirit; the Word makes the major Proposition; He who is in such a manner qualified, is a childe of God. Conscience makes the minor; but Thou art so divinely qualified; the Spirit makes the conclusion, therefore Thou art a child of God; The Spirit joyns with the witness of Conscience.