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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.
1. Their name is precious; the wicked do leave their name for a curse, Isa. 65.15. The names of Gods children are embalmed, Isa. 60.15. So precious are their names, that God enters them down in the book of life, and Christ carries them on his breast. How precious must their name needs be, who have Gods own Name written upon them? Rev. 3.12. Him that overcometh, I will write upon him the Name of my God.
2. Their prayers are precious. Cant. 2.14. O my Dove, in the clifts of the Rock, let me hear thy voice, for sweet is thy voice. Every child of God is this Dove; prayer is the voice of the Dove, and sweet is this voice: The prayer of Gods children is as sweet to him as Music; a wicked mans prayer is as the howling of a Dog, Hosea 7.14. The prayer of the Saints, is as the singing of the Bird; the finger of Gods Spirit touching the Lutestrings of their hearts, they make melody to the Lord. Isa. 56.7. Their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine Altar.
2. Their prayers are precious. Cant. 2.14. O my Dove, in the clifts of the Rock, let me hear thy voyce, for sweet is thy voyce. Every childe of God is this Dove; prayer is the voyce of the Dove, and sweet is this voyce: The prayer of Gods children is as sweet to him as Musick; a wicked mans prayer is as the howling of a Dog, Hosea 7.14. The prayer of the Saints, is as the singing of the Bird; the finger of Gods Spirit touching the Lutestrings of their hearts, they make melody to the Lord.