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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. Faith unites the soul to Christ, and that blessed head sends forth spirits into the members. Phil. 4.13. I can do all things through Christ, &c. Faith is a grace lives all upon the borrow; as when we want water, we go to the Well and fetch it; when we want gold, we go to the Mine; so faith goes to Christ, and fetcheth his strength into the soul, whereby it is enabled both to do and suffer; hence it is faith is such a wonder-working grace.
2. Faith works in the heart a contempt of the world; faith gives a true map of the world, Eccles. 2.11. Faith shows the world in its night-dress, having all its jewels pulled off; faith makes the world appear in an Eclipse; the believer sees more Eclipses than the Astronomer; faith shows the soul better things than the world; it gives a sight of Christ and glory, it gives a prospect of heaven; as the Mariner in a dark night climbs up to the top of the Mast, and cries out, stellam video, I see a star; so faith climbs up above sense and reason into heaven, and sees Christ, that bright morning star; and the soul having once viewed his superlative excellencies, becomes crucified to the world; oh saith the Christian, shall not I suffer the loss of all these things, that I may enjoy Jesus Christ!
2. Faith works in the heart a contempt of the world; faith gives a true map of the world, Eccles. 2.11. Faith shews the world in its night-dress, having all its jewels pul'd off; faith makes the world appear in an Eclipse; the believer sees more Eclipses than the Astronomer; faith shews the soul better things than the world; it gives a sight of Christ and glory, it gives a prospect of heaven; as the Mariner in a dark night climbs up to the top of the Mast, and cries out, stellam video, I see a star; so faith climbs up above sense and reason into heaven, and sees Christ, that bright morning star; and the soul having once viewed his superlative excellencies, becomes crucified to the world; oh saith the Christian, shall not I suffer the loss of all these things, that I may enjoy Jesus Christ!