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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. A righteous person is one who values the jewel of a good conscience at an high rate; good conscience is a Saints Festival, his Music, his Paradise, and he will rather hazard any thing than violate his conscience. They say of the Irish, if they have a good Scimitar (a warlike weapon) they had rather take a blow on their Arm, than their Scimitar should be hurt. To this I may compare a good conscience; a godly man had rather sustain hurt in his body or estate, than his conscience should be hurt; he had rather dye, than violate the Virginity of his conscience; such a man as this, is Evangelically righteous; and if God call him to it, he is fit to suffer.
3. A righteous person is one who values the jewel of a good conscience at an high rate; good conscience is a Saints Festival, his Musick, his Paradise, and he will rather hazard any thing than violate his conscience. They say of the Irish, if they have a good Skimmeter (a warlike weapon) they had rather take a blow on their Arme, than their Skimmeter should be hurt. To this I may compare a good conscience; a godly man had rather sustain hurt in his body or estate, than his conscience should be hurt; he had rather dye, than violate the Virginity of his conscience; such a man as this, is Evangelically righteous; and if God call him to it, he is fit to suffer.
2. Avoid those things which will hinder suffering.
1. The love of the world; God allows us the use of the world, 1 Tim. 6.7. But take heed of the love of it; he that is in love with the world, will be out of love with the Cross.