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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 leaving these vain and false evidences of Adoption, let us enquire for a sound evidence; the main evidence of Adoption is Sanctification: Search (O Christian) whether the work of Sanctification hath passed upon thy soul! Is thy understanding sanctified to discern the things which are excellent? Is thy will sanctified to embrace heavenly objects? Dost thou love where God loveth, and hate where God hateth? Art thou a consecrated person? This argues the heart of a child; God will never reject those who have his image and superscription upon them.
But leaving these vain and false evidences of Adoption, let us enquire for a sound evidence; the main evidence of Adoption is Sanctification: Search (O Christian) whether the work of Sanctification hath passed upon thy soul! Is thy understanding sanctified to discern the things which are excellent? Is thy will sanctified to embrace heavenly objects? Dost thou love where God loveth, and hate where God hateth? Art thou a consecrated person? This argues the heart of a childe; God will never reject those who have his image and superscription upon them.
2. Let us carry our selves as becomes the children of Branch. 2 God; and let us deport our selves as the children of the high God.
1. In obedience; 1 Pet. 1.14. As obedient children. If a stranger bid a child do a thing, he regards him not; but if his father command, he presently obeys: Obey God out of love, obey him readily, obey every command. If he bid thee part with thy bosom-sin, leave and loath it. Jer. 35.5. I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups, and I said unto