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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.
4. We suffer as Christians; when we suffer and pray. Matth. 5.44. Pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you.
4. We suffer as Christians; when we suffer and pray. Matth. 5.44. Pray for them which despightfully use you and persecute you.
There are two Reasons why we should pray for our persecutors.
1. Because our prayers may be a means to convert them. Stephen prayed for his persecutors, Acts 7.60. Lord, lay not this sin to their charge; and this prayer was effectual to some of their conversions. Austin saith, the Church of God was beholding to Stephens prayer for all that benefit which was reaped by Pauls Ministry.