A96093:1322
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. 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.
3. A man must deny self-confidence; Peters confidence undid him. Matth. 26.33, 34. Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended; though I should dye with thee, yet will I not deny ⟨p. 378⟩thee. How did this man presume upon his own strength, as if he had more grace than all the Apostles besides? his denying Christ, was for want of denying himself; oh deny thy own strength; Samsons strength was in his locks; a Christians strength lies in Christ; he who trusts to himself, shall be left to himself; he who goes out in his own strength, comes off to his own shame.
3. A man must deny self-confidence; Peters confidence undid him. Matth. 26.33, 34. Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended; though I should dye with thee, yet will I not deny ⟨p. 378⟩thee. How did this man presume upon his own strength, as if he had more grace than all the Apostles besides? his denying Christ, was for want of denying himself; oh deny thy own strength; Sampsons strength was in his locks; a Christians strength lies in Christ; he who trusts to himself, shall be left to himself; he who goes out in his own strength, comes off to his own shame.