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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. He must deny self-ease; the flesh cries out for ease, it is loth to put its neck under Christs yoke, or stretch it self upon the Cross; the flesh cries out there is a Lyon in the way, Prov. 22.13. We must deny our self-ease; they that lean on the soft pillow of sloth, will hardly take up the Cross. 2 Tim. 2.3. Thou as a good Soldier of Christ endure hardness. We must force a way to heaven through sweat and blood. Caesars Soldiers did fight with hunger and cold.
1. He must deny self-ease; the flesh cries out for ease, it is loth to put its neck under Christs yoke, or stretch it self upon the Cross; the flesh cries out there is a Lyon in the way, Prov. 22.13. We must deny our self-ease; they that lean on the soft pillow of sloath, will hardly take up the Cross. 2 Tim. 2.3. Thou as a good Souldier of Christ endure hardness. We must force a way to heaven through sweat and blood. Caesars Souldiers did fight with hunger and cold.
2. A man must deny self-opinion; every man by nature hath an high opinion of himself, he is drunk with spiritual pride; and a proud man is unfit for suffering, he thinks himself too good to suffer. What (saith he) I that am of such a noble descent, such high parts, such repute and credit in the world, shall I suffer? a proud man disdains the Cross; oh deny self-opinion; how did Christ come to suffer? He humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, Phil. 2.8. Let the Plumes of pride fall.