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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.
But the children of God, though they are not freed from the in-being of sin, yet they are freed from the Law of sin; all sins commands are like Laws repealed, which are not in force; though sin live in a child of God, yet it doth not reign. Rom 6.14. Sin shall not have dominion over you: Sin hath not a coercive power over a child of God; there is a principle of grace in his heart which gives check to corruption: This is a believers comfort, though sin be not removed, yet it is subdued; and though he cannot keep sin out, yet he keeps sin under; the Saints of God are said to crucify the flesh, Gal. 5.24. Crucifying was a lingering death; first one member dyed, then another; every child of God crucifies sin, some limb of the old man is ever and anon dropping off; though sin doth not dye perfectly, it dyes daily; this is the blessed freedom of Gods children, they are freed from the Law of sin, they are led by the Spirit of God, Rom. 8.14. This Spirit makes them free and cheerful in obedience. 2 Cor. 3.17. Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
But the children of God, though they are not freed from the in-being of sin, yet they are freed from the Law of sin; all sins commands are like Laws repeal'd, which are not in force; though sin live in a childe of God, yet it doth not reign. Rom 6.14. Sin shall not have dominion over you: Sin hath not a coercive power over a childe of God; there is a principle of grace in his heart which gives check to corruption: This is a believers comfort, though sin be not removed, yet it is subdued; and though he cannot keep sin out, yet he keeps sin under; the Saints of God are said to crucifie the flesh, Gal. 5.24. Crucifying was a lingring death; first one member dyed, then another; every childe of God crucifies sin, some limb of the old man is ever and anon dropping off; though sin doth not dye perfectly, it dyes daily; this is the blessed freedom of Gods children, they are freed from the Law of sin, they are led by the Spirit of God, Rom. 8.14. This Spirit makes them free and chearful in obedience.