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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. Take heed of listening to the voice of the flesh. St.§4 Paul conferred not with flesh and blood, Gal. 1.16. The flesh will give bad counsel; first Saul consulted with the flesh, and afterwards he consulted with the Devil, he sends to the Witch of Endor; oh saith the flesh, the Cross of Christ is heavy, there is a nail in the yoke which will tear, and fetch blood; be as a deaf Adder, stopping your ears to the charmings of the flesh.
4. Take heed of listning to the voyce of the flesh. St.§4 Paul conferred not with flesh and blood, Gal. 1.16. The flesh will give bad counsel; first Saul consulted with the flesh, and afterwards he consulted with the Divel, he sends to the Witch of Endor; oh saith the flesh, the Cross of Christ is heavy, there is a nail in the yoke which will tear, and fetch blood; be as a deaf Adder, stopping your ears to the charmings of the flesh.
3. Promote those things which will help to suffer.
1. Inure your selves to suffering. 2 Tim. 2.3. As a good Soldier of Christ endure hardship. Jacob made the stone his pillow, Gen. 28.18. 'Tis good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth,