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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.
3. He that is poor in spirit, is ever complaining of his spiritual estate; that look as it is with a poor man, he is ever telling you of his wants, he hath nothing to help himself with, he is ready to be starved; so it is with him that is Poor in spirit; he is ever complaining of his wants; I want a broken heart, a thankful heart; he makes himself the most indigent creature; though he dares not deny the work of grace (which were a bearing false witness against the Spirit) yet he mourns he hath no more grace: This is the difference between an hypocrite and a child of God; the hypocrite is ever telling what he hath; a child of God complains of what he wants; the one is glad he is so good; the other grieves he is so bad; the poor in spirit goes from Ordinance to Ordinance for a supply of his wants, he would fain have his stock increased. Try by this if you are poor in spirit; while others complain they want children, they want Estates, do you complain you want Grace? this is a good sign; there is that maketh himself Poor, yet hath great Riches, Prov. 13.7. Some beggars have died rich; the poor in spirit, who have lain all their lives at the gate of mercy, and have lived upon the Alms of free-grace, have dyed rich in faith, heirs to a Kingdom.
3. He that is poor in spirit, is ever complaining of his spiritual estate; that look as it is with a poor man, he is ever telling you of his wants, he hath nothing to help himself with, he is ready to be starved; so it is with him that is Poor in spirit; he is ever complaining of his wants; I want a broken heart, a thankful heart; he makes himself the most indigent creature; though he dares not deny the work of grace (which were a bearing false witness against the Spirit) yet he mourns he hath no more grace: This is the difference between an hypocrite and a child of God; the hypocrite is ever telling what he hath; a child of God complains of what he wants; the one is glad he is so good; the other grieves he is so bad; the poor in spirit goes from Ordinance to Ordinance for a supply of his wants, he would fain have his stock increased. Try by this if you are poor in spirit; while others complain they want children, they want Estates, do you complain you want Grace? this is a good sign; there is that maketh himself Poor, yet hath great Riches, Prov. 13.7. Some beggers have died rich; the poor in spirit, who have lain all their lives at the gate of mercy, and have lived upon the Alms of free-grace, have dyed rich in faith, heirs to a Kingdom.