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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.
Mutius Scevola having his ⟨p. 391⟩hand held over the fire, till the flesh fried, and his sinews began to shrink, yet did bear it with an undaunted spirit. Quintus Curtius reports of Lysimachus a brave Captain, that being adjudged to be cast naked to a Lyon, when the Lyon came roaring upon him, Lysimachus wrapped his shirt about his arm, and thrust it into the Lyons mouth, and taking hold of his tongue, killed the Lyon. Did nature infuse such a spirit of courage and gallantry into Heathens! how should grace much more into Christians? let us be of Saint Pauls mind, Acts 20.24. Not counting my life dear, so that I might finish my course with joy.
Mutius Scevola having his ⟨p. 391⟩hand held over the fire, till the flesh fryed, and his sinnews began to shrink, yet did bear it with an undaunted spirit. Quintus Curtius reports of Lysimachus a brave Captain, that being adjudged to be cast naked to a Lyon, when the Lyon came roaring upon him, Lysimachus wrapped his shirt about his arm, and thrust it into the Lyons mouth, and taking hold of his tongue, killed the Lyon. Did nature infuse such a spirit of courage and gallantry into Heathens! how should grace much more into Christians? let us be of Saint Pauls mind, Acts 20.24. Not counting my life dear, so that I might finish my course with joy.
10. Let us lay in suffering considerations. A wise Christian §10is considerative.