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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.
Maximinus the Emperor (as Eusebius relates) gave charge to his Officers to put none to death, but [Greek or Hebrew], the Governors and Pastors of the Church.
Maximinus the Emperour (as Eusebius relates) gave charge to his Officers to put none to death, but 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, the Governours and Pastors of the Church.
The Reasons why the storm of persecution hath chiefly fallen upon the Ministers, are:
1. They have their corruptions as well as others; and least they should be lifted up through the abundance of Revelation, God lets loose some Messenger of Satan to vex and persecute them. God sees they have need of the flail to thresh off their Husks; the fire God puts them into, is not to consume, but refine them.
1. They have their corruptions as well as others; and least they should be lifted up through the abundance of Revelation, God lets loose some Messenger of Satan to vex and persecute them. God sees they have need of the flaile to thresh off their Husks; the fire God puts them into, is not to consume, but refine them.