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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 persecution of the tongue, which is two-fold.
1. Reviling; this few think of, or lay to heart; but it is called in the Text persecution; when men shall revile and persecute you; this is tongue-persecution. Psal. 55.21. His words were drawn swords. You may kill a man as well in his name, as in his person; a good name is as precious ointment, Eccles. 7.21. A good conscience and a good name, is like a gold Ring set with a rich Diamond. Now to smite another in his name, is by our Saviour called persecution: Thus the Primitive Christians endured the persecution of the tongue. Hebr. 11.36. They had trial of cruel mockings. David was the song of the Drunkards, Psal. 69.12. They would sit on their Ale-bench, and jeer at him; how frequently do the wicked cast out the Squibs of reproach at Gods children, These are the holy ones! little do they think what they do; they are now doing Cains work and Julians, they are persecuting.
1. Reviling; this few think of, or lay to heart; but it is called in the Text persecution; when men shall revile and persecute you; this is tongue-persecution. Psal. 55.21. His words were drawn swords. You may kill a man as well in his name, as in his person; a good name is as precious oyntment, Eccles. 7.21. A good conscience and a good name, is like a gold Ring set with a rich Diamond. Now to smite another in his name, is by our Saviour called persecution: Thus the Primitive Christians endured the persecution of the tongue.