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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. Gods Design; God hath a twofold design in the persecutions of his children.
1. Trial; Dan. 12.10. Many shall be tried: Persecution is the touch-stone of sincerity; it discovers true Saints from hypocrites; unsound hearts pretend fair in prosperity, but in a time of persecution fall away; Mat. 13.20, 21. Hypocrites cannot sail in stormy weather; they will follow Christ to Mount Olivet, but not to Mount Calvary; like green Timber, they shrink in the scorching Sun of persecution; if trouble ariseth, hypocrites will rather make Demas his choice, than Moses his choice; they will prefer thirty pieces of silver before Christ; God will have persecutions in the world to make a discovery of men; suffering times are sifting times: Job 23.10. When I am tried, I shall come forth as gold. Job had a Furnace-faith; a Christian of the right breed (who is born of God) whatever he loseth, will hold fast his integrity, Job 2.3. Christs true Disciples will follow him upon the water.
1. Trial; Dan. 12.10. Many shall be tryed: Persecution is the touch-stone of sincerity; it discovers true Saints from hypocrites; unsound hearts pretend fair in prosperity, but in a time of persecution fall away; Mat. 13.20, 21. Hypocrites cannot sail in stormy weather; they will follow Christ to Mount Olivet, but not to Mount Calvary; like green Timber, they shrink in the scorching Sun of persecution; if trouble ariseth, hypocrites will rather make Demas his choice, than Moses his choice; they will prefer thirty pieces of silver before Christ; God will have persecutions in the world to make a discovery of men; suffering times are sifting times: