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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.
Arg. 3 3. Every child of God is transformed into the likeness of Christ; he hath the same spirit, the same judgement, the same will, he is a lively picture of Christ; as Christ bears the Saints names upon his breast, so they bear his image upon their hearts, Gal. 4.19. Will Christ suffer his own image to be destroyed? Theodosius counted them Traitors who defaced his image; Christ will not let his image in believers be defaced and rent; he will not endure to see his own picture take fire; the Sea hath not only stinking carrion, but jewels thrown into it; but none of Gods jewels shall ever be thrown into the dead Sea of hell.
Arg. 3 3. Every child of God is transformed into the likeness of Christ; he hath the same spirit, the same judgement, the same will, he is a lively picture of Christ; as Christ bears the Saints names upon his breast, so they bear his image upon their hearts, Gal. 4.19. Will Christ suffer his own image to be destroyed? Theodosius counted them Traytors who defaced his image; Christ will not let his image in believers be defaced and rent; he will not endure to see his own picture take fire; the Sea hath not only stinking carrion, but jewels thrown into it; but none of Gods jewels shall ever be thrown into the dead Sea of hell.
Arg. 4 4. If Gods children could be capable of final perishing, then pardon of sin were no privilege; the Scripture saith, Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Psal. 32.1. But what blessedness were there in having sin forgiven, if afterwards a final and damnatory sentence should pass upon the heirs of promise? What were a man the better for the Kings pardon, if he were condemned after he were pardoned?
Arg. 4 4. If Gods children could be capable of final perishing, then pardon of sin were no priviledge; the Scripture saith, Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,