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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.
4. Their BLOOD is precious, Psal. 116.15. Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his Saints. This is the blood God will chiefly make inquisition for: Athaliah shed the blood of the Kings children, 2 Kings 11.1. The Saints are the children of the most High, and such as shed their blood, shall pay dear for it. Rev. 16.6. Thou hast given them blood to drink, for they are worthy.
2. God looks upon his children as persons of honour. Isa. 43.4. Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, &c.
1. God esteems them honourable, he calls them a Crown, and a Royal Diadem, Isa. 62.3. He calls them his glory, Isa. 46.13. Israel my glory.