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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.
Alas how far are they from suffering, who indulge the flesh! Amos 6.4. that lie upon beds of Ivory, and stretch themselves upon their Couches; a very unfit posture for suffering. That Soldier is like to make but poor work of it, who is stretching himself upon his bed, when he should be in the field exercising his Arms*: What shall I say saith Hierom, to those Christians who make it all their care to perfume their clothes, to crisp their hair, to sparkle their Diamonds; but if sufferings come, and the way to heaven hath any water in it, they will not endure to set their feet upon it! Most people are too effeminate, they use themselves too nicely and tenderly; those delicatuli, those silken Christians, (as Tertullian calls them) that pamper the flesh, are unfit for the School of the Cross; the naked breast and bare shoulder is too soft and tender to carry Christs Cross; inure your selves to hardship, do not make your pillow too easy.
Alas how far are they from suffering, who indulge the flesh! Amos 6.4. that lie upon beds of Ivory, and stretch themselves upon their Couches; a very unfit posture for suffering. That Souldier is like to make but poor work of it, who is stretching himself upon his bed, when he should be in the field exercising his Arms*: What shall I say saith Hierom, to those Christians who make it all their care to persume their cloaths, to crisp their hair, to sparkle their Diamonds; but if sufferings come, and the way to heaven hath any water in it, they will not endure to set their feet upon it! Most people are too effeminate, they use themselves too nicely and tenderly; those delicatuli, those silken Christians, (as Tertullian calls them) that pamper the flesh, are unfit for the School of the Cross; the naked breast and bare shoulder is too soft and tender to carry Christs Cross; inure your selves to hardship, do not make your pillow too easie.
- *Quid dicam de his quibus cura est ut vestes bene oleant, ut crines calamistro rorentur, ut digiti a nulis radiant, & si via humi dior fiat vix in cam pedes compriment! Hier.