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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.
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. 2 Tim. 4.10. Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world; he not only forsook Pauls company, but his doctrine. The love of the world chokes our zeal; a man wedded to the world, will for thirty pieces of silver betray Christ and a good cause. Let the world be as a loose garment, that you may throw off at pleasure; before a man can dye for Christ, he must be dead to the world. Paul was crucified to the world, Gal. 6.14. It will be an easy thing to dye, when we are dead before in our affections.
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. 2 Tim. 4.10. Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world; he not only forsook Pauls company, but his doctrine. The love of the world choaks our zeal; a man wedded to the world, will for thirty pieces of silver betray Christ and a good cause. Let the world be as a loose garment, that you may throw off at pleasure; before a man can dye for Christ, he must be dead to the world. Paul was crucified to the world, Gal. 6.14. It will be an easie thing to dye, when we are dead before in our affections.
2. Carnal fear. There is a two-fold fear.