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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.
2. The second thing I am to demonstrate, is, That Christs commands are not grievous; I confess they are grievous to the unregenerate man, to mourn for sin, to be pure in heart, to suffer persecution for righteousness sake, Durus hic sermo, this is grievous to flesh and blood; therefore Christs commands are compared to bands and cords, Psal. 2. because carnal men look upon them so. Gods commands restrain men from their excess, ⟨p. 405⟩and bind them to their good behaviour, therefore they hate these bonds, and instead of breaking off sin, say, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us, Psal. 2.3. A carnal man is like an untamed Heifer, which will not endure the yoke, but kicks and flings; or like a wild Bull in a net, Isa. 51.20. Thus to a person in the state of nature Christs commands are grievous.
2. The second thing I am to demonstrate, is, That Christs commands are not grievous; I confess they are grievous to the unregenerate man, to mourn for sin, to be pure in heart, to suffer persecution for righteousness sake, Durus hic sermo, this is grievous to flesh and blood; therefore •hrists commands are compared to bands and cords, Psal. 2. because carnal men look upon them so. Gods commands restrain men from their excess, ⟨p. 405⟩and binde them to their good behaviour, therefore they hate these bonds, and instead of breaking off sin, say, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us, Psal. 2.3. A carnal man is like an untamed Heifer, which will not endure the yoke, but kicks and flings; or like a wilde Bull in a net, Isa. 51.20. Thus to a person in the state of nature Christs commands are grievous.