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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.
3. Be content to have Christ as Christ is offered, a Prince and a Saviour, Acts 5.31. Be sure you do not compound or indent with Christ. Some would have Christ and their sins too. Is Christ all, and will you not part ••th something for this all? Christ would have you part with nothing, but what will damn you, if you keep, namely your sins. Vomit up this poison by repentance, and Christ will pour in the wine of his blood to cheer your heart.
3. Be content to have Christ as Christ is offered, a Prince and a Saviour, Acts 5.31. Be sure you do not compound or indent with Christ. Some would have Christ and their sins too. Is Christ all, and will you not part ••th something for this all? Christ would have you part with nothing, but what will damn you, if you keep, namely your sins. Vomit up this poyson by repentance, and Christ will pour in the wine of his blood to chear your heart.
There are some bid fair for Christ, they will part with some sins, but keep a reserve. Jacob would let all his sons go but Benjamin; whereas if you leave but one sin in your heart, it will be as an Egg for Satan to brood upon. If a man part with many lovers, and retain the love but of one Harlot, he is an Adulterer: so if thou partest with many sins, and dost retain the love but of one sin, ⟨p. 437⟩thou hast an adulterous heart, and Christ will not make up a match with thee. Doth that man think he shall have Christs love that feeds sin in a corner? O part with all for him who is all. Part with thy lusts, nay thy life if Christ calls.
There are some bid fair for Christ, they will part with some sins, but keep a reserve. Jacob would let all his sons go but Benjamin; whereas if you leave but one sin in your heart, it will be as an Egge for Satan to brood upon. If a man part with many lovers, and retain the love but of one Harlot, he is an Adulterer: so if thou partest with many sins, and dost retain the love but of one sin,