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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.
7. If we are children, this gives boldness in prayer; Privi∣ledge. 7 the child goes with confidence to his father, and he cannot find in his heart to deny him. Luke 11.13. How much more shall your heavenly Father give his holy Spirit to them that ask him? All the father hath, is for his child; if he comes for money, who is it for but his child? If thou comest to God for pardon, for brokenness of heart, God cannot deny his child: Who doth he keep his mercies in store for, but his children?
7. If we are children, this gives boldness in prayer; Privi∣ledge. 7 the childe goes with confidence to his father, and he cannot finde in his heart to deny him. Luke 11.13. How much more shall your heavenly Father give his holy Spirit to them that ask him? All the father hath, is for his childe; if he comes for money, who is it for but his childe? If thou comest to God for pardon, for brokenness of heart, God cannot deny his childe: Who doth he keep his mercies in store for, but his children?
And that which may give Gods children holy boldness in prayer, is this; When they consider God not only in the relation of a Father, but as having the disposition of a Father. Some parents are [Greek or Hebrew], of a morose, rugged nature; but God is [Greek or Hebrew], the Father of mercies, 2 Cor. 1.3. He begets all the bowels in the world; in prayer we should look upon God under this notion, a Father of mercy, sitting upon a Throne of grace; we should run to this heavenly Father in all conditions.
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