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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.
2. The Sacrament works for good to the children of God; in the Word preached the Saints hear Christs voice, in the Sacrament they have his kiss. The Lords Supper is to the Saints a Feast of fat things; it is an healing, and a sealing Ordinance; in this Charger, or rather Chalice, a ⟨p. 337⟩bleeding Saviour is brought in to revive drooping spirits. The Sacrament hath glorious effects in the hearts of Gods children; it quickens their affections, strengthens their faith, mortifies their sin, revives their hopes, increaseth their joy; it gives a prelibation and fore-taste of heaven.
2. The Sacrament works for good to the children of God; in the Word preached the Saints hear Christs voyce, in the Sacrament they have his kiss. The Lords Supper is to the Saints a Feast of fat things; it is an healing, and a sealing Ordinance; in this Charger, or rather Chalice, a ⟨p. 337⟩bleeding Saviour is brought in to revive drooping spirits. The Sacrament hath glorious effects in the hearts of Gods children; it quickens their affections, strengthens their faith, mortifies their sin, revives their hopes, encreaseth their joy; it gives a prelibation and fore-taste of heaven.
2. Evil things work for good to Gods children. Psal. 112.4. Unto the upright ariseth light in darkness.
1. Poverty works for good to Gods children; it starves their lusts, it enricheth their graces: