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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.
2. We show our love to the children of God, by prizing their company above others. Children love to associate and be together; the communion of Saints is precious. Christs Doves will flock together in company; pares cum paribus, &c. Psal. 119.63. I am a companion of all them that fear thee; though a child of God is courteous to all*; We read that Abraham bowed himself to the children of Heth, Gen. 23.7. A child of God hath a love of civility to all, but a love of complacency only to such as are fellow-heirs with him of the same inheritance.
2. We shew our love to the children of God, by prizing their company above others. Children love to associate and be together; the communion of Saints is precious. Christs Doves will flock together in company; pares cum paribus, &c. Psal. 119.63. I am a companion of all them that fear thee; though a childe of God is courteous to all*; We read that Abraham bowed himself to the children of Heth, Gen. 23.7. A childe of God hath a love of civility to all, but a love of complacency only to such as are fellow-heirs with him of the same inheritance.
By this persons may try their Adoption; it appears plainly that they are not the children of God, who hate those that are born of God; they soil and black the silver wings of Christs Doves, by their aspersive reproaches; they cannot endure the society of the Saints. As Vultures hate sweet smells, and are killed with them; so the wicked love not to come near the godly, they cannot abide the precious perfume of their graces; they hate these sweet smells; it is a sign they are of the Serpents brood, who hate the seed of the woman.