A96093:1357
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.
3. True love is amor benevolentiae, a love of benevolence; when so far as we are able we endeavour to lift up Christs name in the world; as the wise men brought him gold and frankincense, Mat. 2.11. so we bring him our tribute of service, and are willing that he should rise, though it be by our fall. In short, that love which is kindled from heaven, makes us give Christ the preeminence of our affection. Cant. 8.2. I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine, and the juice of my Pomegranates. If the Spouse hath a cup which is more juicy and spiced, Christ shall drink off that; indeed we can never love Christ too much; we may love gold in the excess, but not Christ; the Angels do not love Christ to his worth. Now when love is boiled up to this height, it will enable us to suffer; love is strong as death; the Martyrs §3first burned in love, and then in fire.
3. True love is amor benevolentiae, a love of benevolence; when so far as we are able we endeavour to lift up Christs name in the world; as the wise men brought him gold and franckincense, Mat. 2.11. so we bring him our tribute of service, and are willing that he should rise, though it be by our fall. In short, that love which is kindled from heaven, makes us give Christ the preheminence of our affection. Cant. 8.2. I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine, and the juyce of my Pomgranates. If the Spouse hath a cup which is more juycy and spiced, Christ shall drink off that; indeed we can never love Christ too much; we may love gold in the excess, but not Christ; the Angels do not love Christ to his worth. Now when love is boyled up to this heighth, it will enable us to suffer; love is strong as death; the Martyrs §3first burned in love, and then in fire.