A96093:1073
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.
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.
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 cloathed 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.
2. As we did not deserve to be made children, so neither did we desire it. No landed man will force another to become his heir against his will; if a King should go to adopt a beggar, and make him heir of the Crown; if the beggar should refuse the Kings favour, and say, I had rather be as I am, I would be a beggar still; the King would take it in high contempt of his favour, and would not adopt him against his will. Thus it was with us, we ⟨p. 314⟩had no [Greek or Hebrew], or willingness to be made children; we would have been begging still, but God out of his infinite mercy and indulgence, not only offers to make us children, but makes us willing to embrace the offer*