A96093:1090
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. God makes them honourable; as a King creates Dukes, Marquesses, Earls, Barons, &c. so God installs his children into honour; he creates them noble persons, persons of Renown. David thought it no small honour to be the Kings son-in-law; 1 Sam. 18.18. Who am I, that I should be son-in-law to the King? What an infinite honour is it to be the children of the High God, to be of the blood-royal of heaven? The Saints are of an Ancient Family, they are sprung from the Ancient of days, Dan. 7.9. That is the best Pedigree which is fetched from heaven; here the youngest child is an heir, a co-heir with Christ, who is heir of all, Hebr. 1.2. Rom. 8.17.
2. God makes them honourable; as a King creates Dukes, Marquesses, Earles, Barons, &c. so God installs his children into honour; he creates them noble persons, persons of Renown. David thought it no small honour to be the Kings son-in-law; 1 Sam. 18.18. Who am I, that I should be son-in-law to the King? What an infinite honour is it to be the children of the High God, to be of the blood-royal of heaven? The Saints are of an Ancient Family, they are sprung from the Ancient of dayes, Dan. 7.9. That is the best Pedigree which is fetched from heaven; here the youngest childe is an heir, a co-heir with Christ, who is heir of all, Hebr. 1.2. Rom. 8.17.
Consider the honour of Gods children.