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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
Appendix › Christs various fullness.Appendix › Christs various fulness.
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.
5. How should a Christian sit down satisfied with Branch. 5 Christ! Christ is all. What though he wants other things, is not Christ enough? if a man hath Sunshine, he doth not complain he wants the light of a Candle; hath not he enough, who hath the unsearchable riches of Christ? I have read of a godly man, who being blind, his friend asked him if he was not troubled for the want of his sight? he confessed he was; why saith his friend, Are you troubled because you want that which flies have, when you have that which Angels have? so I say to a Christian, Why art thou troubled for wanting that which a reprobate have, when thou hast that which the glorified Saints have? Thou hast Christ with all his Perquisites and Royalties! Suppose a father should deny his son furniture ⟨p. 428⟩for his house, but should settle all his Land upon him, had he any cause to complain? If God denies thee a little furniture in the world, but in the mean time settles his Land upon thee, he gives thee the field wherein the pearl of price is hid, hast thou any cause to repine? A Christian that wants necessaries, yet having Christ, he hath the one thing needful. Col. 2.10. Ye are complete in him; what? complete in Christ, and not content with Christ? Luther saith, the Sea of Gods mercy should swallow up our particular afflictions; surely this Sea of Gods love in giving us Christ, should drown all our complaints and grievances; let the Christian take the Harp and the Viol, and bless God.
5. How should a Christian sit down satisfied with Branch. 5 Christ! Christ is all. What though he wants other things, is not Christ enough? if a man hath Sunshine, he doth not complain he wants the light of a Candle; hath not he enough, who hath the unsearchable riches of Christ? I have read of a godly man, who being blinde, his friend asked him if he was not troubled for the want of his sight? he confessed he was; why saith his friend, Are you troubled because you want that which flies have, when you have that which Angels have? so I say to a Christian, Why art thou troubled for wanting that which a reprobate have, when thou hast that which the glorified Saints have? Thou hast Christ with all his Perquisites and Royalties! Suppose a father should deny his son furniture ⟨p. 428⟩