A96093:1424
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.
8. Gospel-commands are finite, therefore not grievous. Christ will not always be laying his commands upon us; Christ will shortly take off the yoke from our neck, and set a Crown upon our head. There is time coming when we shall not only be free from our sins, but our duties too; prayer and fasting are irksome to the flesh; in heaven there will be no need of prayer or repentance; duties shall cease there: indeed in heaven the Saints shall love God, but love is no burden; God will shine forth in his beauty, and to fall in love with beauty ⟨p. 409⟩is not grievous. In heaven the Saints shall praise God, but their praising of him shall be so sweetened with delight, that it will not be a duty any more, but part of their reward. 'Tis the Angels heaven to praise God; This then makes Christs commands not grievous, though they are spiritual, yet temporary, 'tis but awhile, and duties shall be no more. The Saints shall not so much be under commands as embraces; wait but a while, and you shall put off your armour, and end your weary marches; thus we have seen that Christs commands considered in themselves, are not grievous.
8. Gospel-commands are finite, therefore not grievous. Christ will not alwayes be laying his commands upon us; Christ will shortly take off the yoak from our neck, and set a Crown upon our head. There is time coming when we shall not only be free from our sins, but our duties too; prayer and fasting are irksome to the flesh; in heaven there will be no need of prayer or repentance; duties shall cease there: indeed in heaven the Saints shall love God, but love is no burden; God will shine forth in his beauty, and to fall in love with beauty ⟨p. 409⟩is not grievous. In heaven the Saints shall praise God, but their praising of him shall be so sweetned with delight, that it will not be a duty any more, but part of their reward. 'Tis the Angels heaven to praise God; This then makes Christs commands not grievous, though they are spiritual, yet temporary, 'tis but awhile, and duties shall be no more. The Saints shall not so much be under commands as embraces; wait but a while, and you shall put off your armour, and end your weary marches; thus we have seen that Christs commands considered in themselves, are not grievous.