A96093:1439
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. Besides this inbred hatred against Christ, the Devil labours to blow the coals, and increase this odium and antipathy. He raiseth an evil report upon Religion, as those Spies did on Canaan, Numb. 13.32. They brought up an evil report of the Land. Satan is implacably malicious; and as he sometimes accuseth us to God, so he accuseth God to us, and saith, he is an hard Master, and his commandments are grievous; 'tis the Devils design to do as the sons of Eli, who made the offering of God to be abhorred, 1 Sam. 2.17. If there be an hatred and prejudice in the heart against Religion, an enemy hath done this†.1 The Devil raiseth in the hearts of men a twofold prejudice against Christ and his ways.
2. Besides this inbred hatred against Christ, the Divel labours to blow the coals, and encrease this odium and antipathy. He raiseth an evil report upon Religion, as those Spies did on Canaan, Numb. 13.32. They brought up an evil report of the Land. Satan is implacably malitious; and as he sometimes accuseth us to God, so he accuseth God to us, and saith, he is an hard Master, and his commandments are grievous; 'tis the Divels designe to do as the sons of Eli, who made the offering of God to be abhorred, 1 Sam. 2.17. If there be an hatred and prejudice in the heart against Religion, an enemy hath done this†.1 The Divel raiseth in the hearts of men a twofold prejudice against Christ and his wayes.