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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.
Answ. Answ. The Spirit of God always witnesseth according to the Word, as the Echo answers the voice. Enthusiasts speak much of the Spirit, but they leave the Word: That inspiration which is either without the Word, or against it, is an imposture. The Spirit of God did indite the Word, 2 Pet. 1.21. Now if the Spirit should witness otherwise than according to the Word, the Spirit should be divided against it self, it should be a spirit of contradiction, witnessing one thing for a truth in the Word, and another thing different from it in a mans conscience.
Answ. Answ. The Spirit of God always witnesseth according to the Word, as the Eccho answers the voyce. Enthusiasts speak much of the Spirit, but they leave the Word: That inspiration which is either without the Word, or against it, is an imposture. The Spirit of God did indite the Word, 2 Pet. 1.21. Now if the Sp•rit should witness otherwise than according to the Word, the Spirit should be divided against it self, it should be a spirit of contradiction, witnessing one thing for a truth in the Word, and another thing different from it in a mans conscience.
4. The fourth sign of Gods children, is, Zeal for §4God; they are zealous for his Day, his Truth, his Glory; they who are born of God, are impatient of his dishonour. Moses was cool in his own cause, but hot in Gods; when the people of Israel had wrought folly in ⟨p. 306⟩the golden Calf, he breaks the Tables: When Saint Paul saw the people of Athens given to Idolatry, his spirit was stirred in him, Acts 17.16. In the Greek it is [Greek or Hebrew], his spirit was embittered, or as the word may signify, he was in a Paroxysm, or burning fit of zeal. He could not contain, but with this fire of zeal dischargeth against their sin. As we shall answer for idle words, so for sinful silence; it is dangerous in this sense to be possessed with a dumb Devil. David saith, the zeal of Gods house had eaten him up,