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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.
3. From the malice of Satan: The Ministers of Christ come to destroy his Kingdom, therefore the old Serpent will spit all his venom at them; if we tread upon the Devils head, he will bite us by the heel; the Devil sets up several Forts and Garrisons in mens hearts, pride, ignorance, unbelief; now the weapons of the Ministry beat down these strong holds, 2 Cor. 10.4. therefore Satan raiseth his Militia, all the force and power of hell against the Ministry: The Kingdom of Satan is a Kingdom of darkness, Acts 26.18. Revel. 16.10. And Gods Ministers are called the lights of the world, Matth. 5.14. They come to enlighten those that fit in darkness, this enrageth Satan; therefore he labours to eclipse the lights, to pull down the stars, that his Kingdom of darkness may prevail; the Devil is called a Lyon, 1 Pet. 5.8. The souls of people are the Lyons prey, the Ministers work is to take away the prey from this Lyon; therefore how will he roar upon them, and seek to destroy them!
3. From the malice of Satan: The Ministers of Christ come to destroy his Kingdom, therefore the old Serpent will spit all his venome at them; if we tread upon the Divels head, he will bite us by the heel; the Devil sets up several Forts and Garrisons in mens hearts, pride, ignorance, unbelief; now the weapons of the Ministry beat down these strong holds, 2 Cor. 10.4. therefore Satan raiseth his Militia, all the force and power of hell against the Ministry: The Kingdom of Satan is a Kingdom of darkness, Acts 26.18. Revel. 16.10. And Gods Ministers are called the lights of the world, Matth. 5.14. They come to enlighten those that fit in darkness, this enrageth Satan; therefore he labours to eclipse the lights, to pull down the stars, that his Kingdom of darkness may prevail; the Divel is call'd a Lyon,