A96093:1393
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.
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,* by which we climb up to heaven; a Christian may lose his life, but not his reward; he may lose his head, but not his crown; if he that gives a cup of cold water, shall not lose his reward, then much less he that gives a draught of warm blood; the reward of glory may sweeten all the waters of Marah, it should be a spur to Martyrdom.
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 recompence 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 Countrey was oppressed by the Galls, ventured his life for his Countrey 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,