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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.
2. Against persecution. When the flesh draws back, the Scripture will recruit us, it will put armour upon us, and courage into us, Rev. 2.10. Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer; behold the Devil shall cast some of you into prison that ye may be tried, and you shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a Crown of life. O saith the Christian I am afraid to suffer; Fear none of those things thou shalt suffer. But why should I suffer? I love God, and is not this sufficient? nay, but God will try your love; it is that ye may be tried. Gods gold is best tried in the Furnace. But this persecution is so long. No, it is but for ten days; it may be lasting, but not everlasting: What are ten days put in the balance with eternity? But what am I the better if I suffer? what comes of it? I will (saith God) give thee a Crown of life: Though thy body be Martyred, thy soul shall be Crowned. But I shall faint when trials come. My grace shall be sufficient, 2 Cor. 12.9. The weak Christian hath Omnipotency to under-prop it.
2. Against persecution. When the flesh draws back, the Scripture will recruit us, it will put armour upon us, and courage into us, Rev. 2.10. Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer; behold the Divel shall cast some of you into prison that ye may be tried, and you shall have tribulation ten dayes: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a Crown of life. O saith the Christian I am afraid to suffer; Feare none of those things thou shalt suffer. But why should I suffer? I love God, and is not this sufficient? nay, but God will try your love; it is that ye may be tried. Gods gold is best tried in the Furnace. But this persecution is so long. No, it is but for ten dayes; it may be lasting, but not everlasting: What are ten dayes put in the ballance with eternity? But what am I the better if I suffer? what comes of it? I will (saith God) give thee a Crown of life: Though thy body be Martyr'd, thy soul shall be Crown'd. But I shall faint when trials come. My grace shall be sufficient, 2 Cor. 12.9. The weak Christian hath Omnipotency to under-prop it.