A96093:1153
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. The Word preached shall do them good; 'tis a savour of life, 'tis a Lamp to their feet, and a Laver to their hearts; the Word preached is Vehiculum salutis, a Chariot of salvation; 'tis an ingrafting, and a transforming word; it is verbum cum unctione, it not only brings a light with it, but eye-salve, anointing their eyes to see that light; the preaching of the Word is the Lattice where Christ looks forth, and shows himself to his Saints; this golden pipe of the Sanctuary conveys the water of life. To the wicked the Word preached works for evil, even the Word of life becomes a savour of death; the same cause may have divers, nay, contrary effects*; the Sun dissolves the ice, but hardens the clay. To the unregenerate and profane, the Word is not humbling, but hardening. Jesus Christ the best of Preachers, was to some a Rock of offence; the Jews sucked death from his sweet lips; 'tis sad that the breast should kill any; the wicked suck poison from that breast of Ordinances where the children of God suck milk, and are nourished unto salvation.
1. The Word preached shall do them good; 'tis a savour of life, 'tis a Lamp to their feet, and a Lavor to their hearts; the Word preached is Vehiculum salutis, a Chariot of salvation; 'tis an ingrafting, and a transforming word; it is verbum cum unctione, it not only brings a light with it, but eye-salve, anointing their eyes to see that light; the preaching of the Word is the Lattice where Christ looks forth, and shews himself to his Saints; this golden pipe of the Sanctuary conveys the water of life. To the wicked the Word preached works for evil, even the Word of life becomes a savour of death; the same cause may have divers, nay, contrary effects*; the Sun dissolves the yce, but hardens the clay. To the unregenerate and profane, the Word is not humbling, but hardning. Jesus Christ the best of Preachers, was to some a Rock of offence; the Jewes sucked death from his sweet lips; 'tis sad that the breast should kill any; the wicked suck poyson from that breast of Ordinances where the children of God suck milk, and are nourished unto salvation.
- *Eadem causa varios habet effectus.