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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.
THE next particular to be discussed, is the love of God in making us children. 1 John 3.1. Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God! God showed power in making us creatures, but love in making us sons. Plato gave God thanks that he had made him a man, and not a beast; but what cause have they to adore Gods love, who hath made them children? the Apostle puts an ecce to it, behold! *That we may the better behold Gods love in making us children, consider three things.
THE next particular to be discussed, is the love of God in making us children. 1 John 3.1. Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God! God shewed power in making us creatures, but love in making us sons. Plato gave God thanks that he had made him a man, and not a beast; but what cause have they to adore Gods love, who hath made them children? the Apostle puts an ecce to it, behold! *That we may the better behold Gods love in making us children, consider three things.
- *O aeterna & vera charitas! Aug.
1. We were deformed. Ezek. 16.6, 8. When I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, it was the time of love. Mordecai adopted Esther because she was fair; but we were in our blood, and then God adopted us; he did not adopt us when we were clothed with the Robe of innocency in Paradise, when we were hung with the jewels of holiness, and were white and ruddy; but when we were in our blood, and had our leprous spots upon us; the time of our loathing, was the time of Gods loving.