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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. He that is poor in spirit, is a Christ-admirer; he §2hath high thoughts of Christ; he sees himself naked, and flies to Christ, that in his garments he may obtain the blessing. He sees himself wounded; and as the wounded Deere runs to the water, so he thirsts for Christs blood, the water of life. Lord, saith he, give me Christ or I die; conscience is turned into a fiery Serpent, and hath stung him; now all the world for a brazen serpent; he sees himself in a state of death; and how precious is one leaf of the tree of life, which is both for food and medicine! The poor in spirit sees all his riches lye in Christ, wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, &c. In every exigence he flies to this magazine and store-house; he adores the all-fullness in Christ. They say of the oil in Rhemes, though they are continually almost spending it, yet it never wastes. And such is Christs blood; it can never be emptied; he that is poor in spirit hath recourse still to this fountain; he sets an high value and appreciation upon Christ; he hides himself in Christs wounds*; he bathes himself in his blood, ⟨p. 48⟩he wraps himself in his Robe; he sees a spiritual dearth and famine at home, but he makes out to Christ; Show me the Lord (saith he) and it sufficeth.
2. He that is poor in spirit, is a Christ-admirer; he §2hath high thoughts of Christ; he sees himself naked, and flies to Christ, that in his garments he may obtaine the blessing. He sees himself wounded; and as the wounded Deere runs to the water, so he thirsts for Christs blood, the water of life. Lord, saith he, give me Christ or I die; conscience is turned into a fiery Serpent, and hath stung him; now all the world for a brazen serpent; he sees himself in a state of death; and how precious is one leaf of the tree of life, which is both for food and medicine! The poor in spirit sees all his riches lye in Christ, wisdome, righteousnesse, sanctification, &c. In every exigence he flies to this magazine and store-house; he adores the all-fulnesse in Christ. They say of the oyle in Rhemes, though they are continually almost spending it, yet it never wasts. And such is Christs blood; it can never be emptied; he that is poor in spirit hath recourse still to this fountain; he sets an high value and appreiation upon Christ; he hides himself in Christs wounds