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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.
4. They are blessed that have sin purged out; but persecution purgeth out sin, Isa. 27.9. Hebr. 12.11. Persecution is a corrosive to eat out the proud flesh, it is a Fan to winnow us, a fire to refine us; persecution is the physic God applies to his children, to carry away their ill humours; that surely which purgeth out sin, cannot hinder blessedness.
4. They are blessed that have sin purged out; but persecution purgeth out sin, Isa. 27.9. Hebr. 12.11. Persecution is a corrosive to eat out the proud flesh, it is a Fan to winnow us, a fire to refine us; persecution is the physick God applies to his children, to carry away their ill humours; that surely which purgeth out sin, cannot hinder blessedness.
10. The great suffering consideration is the glorious §10reward which follows sufferings; their's is the Kingdom of heaven; the hope of reward saith Saint Basil, is very powerful and moving. Moses had an eye at the recompense of reward, Hebr. 11.26. yea, Christ himself, Hebr. 12.2. Many have done great things for hope of a temporal reward; Camillus when his Country was oppressed by the Galls, ventured his life for his Country to purchase fame and honour; if men will hazard their lives for a little temporal honour; what should we do for the reward of glory? A Merchant, saith Chrysostom, doth not mind a few storms at Sea, but he thinks of the emolument and gain when the ship comes fraught home; so a Christian should not be over-solicitous about his present sufferings, but think of the rich reward when he shall arrive at the heavenly Port. Great is your reward in heaven†, Ver. 12. The Cross is a golden Ladder,